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. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$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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