Returns contacts from the user's Google Contacts.
class ContactsApp method .getContacts()
ContactsApp is the Apps Script service.
.getContacts() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Build a mail-merge list from Google Contacts.
- Sync names and emails into a roster sheet.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getContacts. Write ContactsApp.getContacts(), not ContactsApp.getContacts or getContacts by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like ContactsApp.getContacts().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write ContactsApp.getContacts(), not ContactsApp .getContacts(), ContactsApp.getContacts (), or ContactsApp . getContacts().
- Wrong capitalization. Use ContactsApp and getContacts, not contactsapp or getcontacts.
Explore
Related methods
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.createContact()
Adds a new person to Google Contacts.
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.getContactGroup()
Returns a contact group by its name or ID.
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.findByEmailAddress()
Looks up a contact by email address.
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