Nylas · Schema

Nylas contact.updated notification object

Sent when a user creates or updates a contact. Most providers don't differentiate between creating and updating contacts. This schema describes `data.object` inside the Nylas notification envelope.

CalendarCommunicationsContactsEmailMessagingSchedulingA2A

Properties

Name Type Description
birthday string Contact's birthday in YYYY-MM-DD format.
company_name string Name of the contact's company.
emails array Email addresses associated with the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.
given_name string Contact's first name.
grant_id string Unique identifier for the grant that owns this contact.
groups array Groups the contact belongs to. May be `null` if the contact has none.
id string Unique identifier for the contact.
im_addresses array Instant messaging addresses for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.
job_title string Contact's job title.
manager_name string Name of the contact's manager.
middle_name string Contact's middle name.
nickname string Contact's nickname.
notes string Free-form notes about the contact.
office_location string Contact's office location.
object string Object type identifier.
phone_numbers array Phone numbers for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.
physical_addresses array Physical addresses for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.
suffix string Contact's name suffix (e.g. Jr, Sr, III).
surname string Contact's last name.
source string Source of the contact record.
web_pages array Web pages associated with the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

nylas-contact-updated.schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nylas/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nylas-contact-updated.schema.json",
  "title": "Nylas contact.updated notification object",
  "description": "Sent when a user creates or updates a contact. Most providers don't differentiate between creating and updating contacts. This schema describes `data.object` inside the Nylas notification envelope.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "grant_id",
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "birthday": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's birthday in YYYY-MM-DD format."
    },
    "company_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the contact's company."
    },
    "emails": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Email addresses associated with the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "email": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The email address."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category of the email address.",
            "enum": [
              "work",
              "home",
              "other"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    },
    "given_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's first name."
    },
    "grant_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the grant that owns this contact."
    },
    "groups": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Groups the contact belongs to. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Identifier of the contact group."
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the contact."
    },
    "im_addresses": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Instant messaging addresses for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "IM service type."
          },
          "im_address": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The IM address or handle."
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    },
    "job_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's job title."
    },
    "manager_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the contact's manager."
    },
    "middle_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's middle name."
    },
    "nickname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's nickname."
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-form notes about the contact."
    },
    "office_location": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's office location."
    },
    "object": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Object type identifier.",
      "enum": [
        "contact"
      ]
    },
    "phone_numbers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Phone numbers for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "number": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The phone number."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category of the phone number.",
            "enum": [
              "work",
              "home",
              "mobile",
              "other"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    },
    "physical_addresses": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Physical addresses for the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "city": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "City name."
          },
          "country": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Country name or code."
          },
          "postal_code": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Postal or ZIP code."
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "State or province."
          },
          "street_address": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Street address."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category of the address.",
            "enum": [
              "work",
              "home",
              "other"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    },
    "suffix": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's name suffix (e.g. Jr, Sr, III)."
    },
    "surname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contact's last name."
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source of the contact record.",
      "enum": [
        "address_book",
        "inbox",
        "domain"
      ]
    },
    "web_pages": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Web pages associated with the contact. May be `null` if the contact has none.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The URL."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category of the web page.",
            "enum": [
              "work",
              "home",
              "other"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "nullable": true
    }
  },
  "x-nylas-trigger": "contact.updated",
  "x-nylas-category": "Contacts",
  "x-provenance": {
    "method": "authored",
    "publisher": "Nylas",
    "source": "https://developer.nylas.com/docs/reference/notifications/contacts/contact-updated/",
    "derived_from": "nylas/developer.nylas.com@a7995fb6:src/_component-data/notification-schemas.json",
    "generated": "2026-09-28"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "birthday": "1988-12-31",
      "company_name": "Nyla Global Express Inc.",
      "emails": [
        {
          "email": "john.schmidt@example.com",
          "type": "work"
        },
        {
          "email": "johnisacoolguy@example.com",
          "type": "home"
        }
      ],
      "given_name": "John",
      "grant_id": "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>",
      "groups": [
        {
          "id": "friends"
        }
      ],
      "id": "<WEBHOOK_ID>",
      "im_addresses": [
        {
          "type": "jabber",
          "im_address": "myjabberaddress"
        },
        {
          "type": "msn",
          "im_address": "mymsnaddress"
        }
      ],
      "job_title": "Software Engineer",
      "manager_name": "Melissa A. Manager",
      "middle_name": "Jacob",
      "nickname": "JJ",
      "notes": "This is where you'd write something about John.",
      "office_location": "123 Main Street",
      "object": "contact",
      "phone_numbers": [
        {
          "number": "1 123 456 7890",
          "type": "work"
        }
      ],
      "physical_addresses": [
        {
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "country": "USA",
          "postal_code": "94107",
          "state": "CA",
          "street_address": "123 Main Street",
          "type": "work"
        }
      ],
      "suffix": "Jr",
      "surname": "Jingleheimer-Schmidt",
      "source": "address_book",
      "web_pages": [
        {
          "url": "www.myWorkPage.example.com",
          "type": "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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