Google Contacts

---

name: google-contacts

description: |

Google Contacts API integration with managed OAuth. Manage contacts, contact groups, and search your address book.

Use this skill when users want to create, read, update, or delete contacts, manage contact groups, or search for people in their Google account.

For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key

metadata:

author: maton

version: "1.0"

clawdbot:

emoji: 🧠

requires:

env:

- MATON_API_KEY

---

# Google Contacts

Access the Google People API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage contacts, contact groups, and search your address book.

Quick Start

# List contacts
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers&pageSize=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-contacts/{native-api-path}

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Google People API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `people.googleapis.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google Contacts OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-contacts&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-contacts'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-contacts",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Contacts connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names&pageSize=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Contact Operations

#### List Contacts

GET /google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers&pageSize=100

**Query Parameters:**

**Response:**

{
  "connections": [
    {
      "resourceName": "people/c1234567890",
      "names": [{"displayName": "John Doe", "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe"}],
      "emailAddresses": [{"value": "john@example.com"}],
      "phoneNumbers": [{"value": "+1-555-0123"}]
    }
  ],
  "totalPeople": 1,
  "totalItems": 1,
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

#### Get Contact

GET /google-contacts/v1/people/{resourceName}?personFields=names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers

Use the resource name from list or create operations (e.g., `people/c1234567890`).

#### Create Contact

POST /google-contacts/v1/people:createContact
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "names": [{"givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe"}],
  "emailAddresses": [{"value": "john@example.com"}],
  "phoneNumbers": [{"value": "+1-555-0123"}],
  "organizations": [{"name": "Acme Corp", "title": "Engineer"}]
}

#### Update Contact

PATCH /google-contacts/v1/people/{resourceName}:updateContact?updatePersonFields=names,emailAddresses
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "etag": "%EgcBAgkLLjc9...",
  "names": [{"givenName": "John", "familyName": "Smith"}],
  "emailAddresses": [{"value": "john.smith@example.com"}]
}

**Note:** Include the `etag` from the get/list response to ensure you're updating the latest version.

#### Delete Contact

DELETE /google-contacts/v1/people/{resourceName}:deleteContact

#### Batch Get Contacts

GET /google-contacts/v1/people:batchGet?resourceNames=people/c123&resourceNames=people/c456&personFields=names,emailAddresses

#### Batch Create Contacts

POST /google-contacts/v1/people:batchCreateContacts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "contactPerson": {
        "names": [{"givenName": "Alice", "familyName": "Smith"}],
        "emailAddresses": [{"value": "alice@example.com"}]
      }
    },
    {
      "contactPerson": {
        "names": [{"givenName": "Bob", "familyName": "Jones"}],
        "emailAddresses": [{"value": "bob@example.com"}]
      }
    }
  ],
  "readMask": "names,emailAddresses"
}

#### Batch Delete Contacts

POST /google-contacts/v1/people:batchDeleteContacts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "resourceNames": ["people/c123", "people/c456"]
}

#### Search Contacts

GET /google-contacts/v1/people:searchContacts?query=John&readMask=names,emailAddresses

**Note:** Search results may have a slight delay for newly created contacts due to indexing.

Contact Group Operations

#### List Contact Groups

GET /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups?pageSize=100

**Response:**

{
  "contactGroups": [
    {
      "resourceName": "contactGroups/starred",
      "groupType": "SYSTEM_CONTACT_GROUP",
      "name": "starred",
      "formattedName": "Starred"
    },
    {
      "resourceName": "contactGroups/abc123",
      "groupType": "USER_CONTACT_GROUP",
      "name": "Work",
      "formattedName": "Work",
      "memberCount": 5
    }
  ],
  "totalItems": 2
}

#### Get Contact Group

GET /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups/{resourceName}?maxMembers=100

Use `contactGroups/starred`, `contactGroups/family`, etc. for system groups, or the resource name for user groups.

#### Create Contact Group

POST /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "contactGroup": {
    "name": "Work Contacts"
  }
}

#### Delete Contact Group

DELETE /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups/{resourceName}?deleteContacts=false

Set `deleteContacts=true` to also delete the contacts in the group.

#### Batch Get Contact Groups

GET /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups:batchGet?resourceNames=contactGroups/starred&resourceNames=contactGroups/family

#### Modify Group Members

Add or remove contacts from a group:

POST /google-contacts/v1/contactGroups/{resourceName}/members:modify
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "resourceNamesToAdd": ["people/c123", "people/c456"],
  "resourceNamesToRemove": ["people/c789"]
}

Other Contacts

Other contacts are people you've interacted with (e.g., via email) but haven't explicitly added to your contacts.

#### List Other Contacts

GET /google-contacts/v1/otherContacts?readMask=names,emailAddresses&pageSize=100

#### Copy Other Contact to My Contacts

POST /google-contacts/v1/{resourceName}:copyOtherContactToMyContactsGroup
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "copyMask": "names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers"
}

Person Fields

Use these fields with `personFields` or `readMask` parameters:

| Field | Description |

|-------|-------------|

| `names` | Display name, given name, family name |

| `emailAddresses` | Email addresses with type |

| `phoneNumbers` | Phone numbers with type |

| `addresses` | Postal addresses |

| `organizations` | Company, title, department |

| `biographies` | Bio/notes about the person |

| `birthdays` | Birthday information |

| `urls` | Website URLs |

| `photos` | Profile photos |

| `memberships` | Contact group memberships |

| `metadata` | Source and update information |

Multiple fields: `personFields=names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers,organizations`

Pagination

Use `pageSize` and `pageToken` for pagination:

GET /google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names&pageSize=100&pageToken=NEXT_PAGE_TOKEN

Response includes pagination info:

{
  "connections": [...],
  "totalPeople": 500,
  "nextPageToken": "...",
  "nextSyncToken": "..."
}

Continue fetching with `pageToken` until `nextPageToken` is not returned.

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,emailAddresses&pageSize=50',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-contacts/v1/people/me/connections',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={
        'personFields': 'names,emailAddresses,phoneNumbers',
        'pageSize': 50
    }
)
data = response.json()

Notes

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing Google Contacts connection or invalid request |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |

| 403 | Permission denied (check OAuth scopes) |

| 404 | Contact or group not found |

| 429 | Rate limited |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google People API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `google-contacts`. For example:

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