--- title: Google Contacts slug: google-contacts image: https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/PREVIEW_google-contacts.png createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:28:36.235Z --- With Google Contacts modules in Make, you can monitor, create, update, search, and delete your Google Contacts. To use Google Contacts modules, you must have a Google account. You can create an account at [contacts.google.com](https://contacts.google.com.). Refer to the [Google Contacts API documentation](https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest) for a list of available endpoints. :::hint{type="success"} Make's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to [Google API Services User Data Policy](https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy). ::: ## Connect Google Contacts to Make To establish the connection in Make: 1. Log in to your Make account, add a Google Contacts module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection**. 2. Optional: In the **Connection name** field, enter a name for the connection. 3. Optional: Switch on the **Show advanced settings** toggle and enter your Google Cloud Platform project client credentials. For more information, see the [Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Contacts section](#) below. 4. Click **Sign in with Google**. 5. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access. You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Google Contacts modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps [here](docId\:SO88FM6pkT0G-adKDDfzZ). ### Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Contacts To connect to Make using your own client credentials, you can create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Platform. ### Create a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Contacts To create a Google Cloud Platform project: 1. Log in to the [Google Cloud Platform](https://console.cloud.google.com/) using your Google credentials. 2. On the welcome page, click **Create or select a project** > **New project**. 3. Enter a **Project name** and select the **Location** for your project. 4. Click **Create**. 5. In the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the **Select a project** dropdown. If not, select the project you just created. :::hint{type="info"} To create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the `serviceusage.services.enable` permission. If you don’t have this permission, ask the Google Cloud Platform Project Owner or Project IAM Admin to grant it to you. ::: ### Enable APIs for Google Contacts To enable the required API: 1. Open the left navigation menu and go to **APIs & Services** > **Library**. 2. Search for the following API: **Google People API**. 3. Click **Google People API**, then click **Enable**. ### Configure your OAuth consent screen for Google Contacts To configure your OAuth consent screen: 1. In the left sidebar, click **Google Auth Platform**. - If you don't see **Google Auth Platform** in the left sidebar, click **View all products** at the top of it, then pin **Google Auth Platform** to the sidebar. 2. Click **Get Started**. 3. In the **Overview** section, under **App information**, enter *Make* as the app name and provide your Gmail address. Click **Next**. 4. Under **Audience**, select **External**. For more information regarding user types, refer to [Google's Exceptions to verification requirements documentation](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/9110914#exceptions-ver-reqts). 5. Under **Contact Information**, enter your Gmail address. 6. Under **Finish**, agree to the Google User Data Policy. 7. Click **Continue** > **Create**. 8. In the **Branding** section, under **Authorized domains**, add `make.com` and `integromat.com`. Click **Save**. 9. Optional: In the **Audience** section, add your Gmail address on the **Test users** page, then click **Save and continue** if you want the project to remain in the **Testing** publishing status. 10. In the **Data Access** section, click **Add or remove scopes**, add the following scopes, and click **Update**: - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts` - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly` - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.other.readonly` - `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/directory.readonly` 11. Click **Save**. :::hint{type="info"} **Publishing Status** **Testing:** If you keep your project in the **Testing** status, you will be required to reauthorize your connection in Make every week. To avoid weekly reauthorization, update the project status to **In production**. **In production:** If you update your project to the **In production** status, you will not be required to reauthorize the connection weekly. To update your project's status, go to the **Google Auth Platform**, the **Audience** section, and click **Publish app**. If you see the notice **Needs verification**, you can choose whether to go through the [Google verification process](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/13463073?authuser=1\&visit_id=638718595933013017-1855034908\&rd=1) for the app or to connect to your unverified app. Currently connecting to unverified apps works in Make, but we cannot guarantee the Google will allow connections to unverified apps for an indefinite period. For more information regarding the publishing status, refer to the Publishing status section of [Google's Setting up your OAuth consent screen help](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/10311615#zippy=). ::: ### Create your Google Contacts client credentials To create your client credentials: 1. In Google Auth Platform, click **Clients**. 2. Click **+ Create Client**. 3. In the **Application type** dropdown, select **Web application**. 4. Update the **Name** of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the platform. 5. In the **Authorized redirect URIs** section, click **+ Add URI** and enter the following redirect URI: `https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google/` 6. Click **Create**. 7. Click the OAuth 2.0 Client you created, copy your **Client ID** and **Client secret** values, and store them in a safe place. You will use these values in the **Client ID** and **Client Secret** fields in Make. ## Build Google Contacts Scenarios After connecting the app, you can perform the following actions: Contact - Watch Contacts - List My Contacts - Search Contacts - Search Directory Contacts - List Other Contacts - Get a Contact - Update a Contact - Delete a Contact Contact Group - Watch Contact Groups - List Contact Groups - Get a Contact Group - Create a Contact Group - Update a Contact Group - Delete a Contact Group Other - Make an API Call