# Google People API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-contacts/  
**Website:** https://developers.google.com/people  
**APIs profiled:** 4

The Google People API provides access to information about profiles and contacts. It allows you to list, create, update, delete, and search contacts, as well as manage contact groups. It replaces the legacy Google Contacts API and provides access to user profiles and directory information.

## Kin Score — 45.8 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 45.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 69.2 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 23.7 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 47.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (4)

- **Google People API ContactGroups API** — The ContactGroups API from Google People API — 2 operation(s) for contactgroups.
- **Google People API People API** — The People API from Google People API — 4 operation(s) for people.
- **Google People API People:createContact API** — The People:createContact API from Google People API — 1 operation(s) for people:createcontact.
- **Google People API People:searchContacts API** — The People:searchContacts API from Google People API — 1 operation(s) for people:searchcontacts.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Contacts Agentic Access** — 11 operations · 6 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Contacts Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Google Contacts Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Contacts Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Contacts Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Address Book, Contacts, Directory, Google, People, Profiles

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-contacts/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.