CONNECT APP
Build with Google Contacts
CRM
- OAuth
MCP
Give your agent Google Contacts tools
Every Google Contacts action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's Google Contacts account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_contacts",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Create Contact:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "google_contacts-create-contact",
arguments: {
firstName: "First Name",
middleName: "Middle Name",
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_contacts",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Create Contact:
result = await session.call_tool("google_contacts-create-contact", {
"firstName": "First Name",
"middleName": "Middle Name",
})API PROXY
Call the Google Contacts API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the Google Contacts API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me",
})
// Any allowed Google Contacts endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9wZW9wbGUuZ29vZ2xlYXBpcy5jb20vdjEvcGVvcGxlL21l?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run Google Contacts actions from your backend
Connect a user's Google Contacts account once, then run Create Contact on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "google_contacts-create-contact",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_contacts: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
firstName: "First Name",
middleName: "Middle Name",
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="google_contacts-create-contact",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"google_contacts": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"firstName": "First Name",
"middleName": "Middle Name",
},
)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "google_contacts-create-contact",
"configured_props": {
"google_contacts": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"firstName": "First Name",
"middleName": "Middle Name"
}
}'TOOLS
Google Contacts actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Create Contact
actionCreates a contact. Provide at least one of the optional fields (name, email, phone, etc.). See the documentationWritev0.1.6 -
Create Contact Group
actionCreates a new contact group for the authenticated user. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
Delete Contact
actionDeletes a contact. See the documentationWritev0.0.10 -
Delete Contact Group
actionDeletes an existing contact group. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
Get Contact
actionGet information about a contact. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.10 -
List Contact Groups
actionLists the authenticated user's contact groups. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.2 -
List Contacts
actionLists all contacts of the authenticated user. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.11 -
Modify Contact Group Members
actionAdds contacts to or removes contacts from a contact group. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
Search Contacts
actionSearches the authenticated user's contacts by name, email address, phone number, organization, or other contact fields. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.2 -
Search Directory People
actionSearches for people in the authenticated user's Google Workspace directory. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.2 -
Update Contact
actionUpdates a contact. Provide at least one of the optional fields (name, email, phone, etc.) to update. See the documentationWritev0.1.6 -
Update Contact Group
actionUpdates the name of an existing contact group. See the documentationWritev0.0.3
EVENTS
Google Contacts triggers
Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.
-
Contact Group Updated
triggerEmit new event when a contact group is updated. See the documentationv0.0.5 -
Contact Updated
triggerEmit new event when a contact is updated. See the documentationv0.0.5 -
New Contact Created
triggerEmit new event when a new contact is created. See the documentationv0.0.5 -
New Contact Group Created
triggerEmit new event when a new contact group is created. See the documentationv0.0.5
MULTI-APP
Use Google Contacts with other popular apps
Most products don't stop at one integration. Pair Google Contacts with the other apps your users rely on, and ship use cases that span both.
- App slug
- google_contacts
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Categories
- CRM
- Actions
- 12
- Triggers
- 4
- API proxy
- Available
OAuth scopes
These are the scopes Pipedream's managed Google Contacts OAuth client requests when one of your users connects an account. Supply your own OAuth client to request a different set.
- profile
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.other.readonly