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How can I add a label to a contact while creating it with Google Apps Script?


I can create a new Google contact on submission of a Form. I need to add a label to these contacts but I couldn't find any method to do that. Is it possible to add a label? Here is a snippet of my code for finding/creating a contact:

var contact = ContactsApp.getContact(email);
if(!contact){
  contact = ContactsApp.createContact(firstName, lastName, email);
}

Solution

  • To add label to a contact, add Contact to a ContactGroup. Here is a sample code:

      let labelName = 'myLabel';
      let firstName = 'John';
      let lastName = 'Doe';
      let email = 'john.doe@gmail.com';
    
      //find or create the Contact
      let contact = ContactsApp.getContact(email) || ContactsApp.createContact(firstName, lastName, email);
      }
    
      //find the Label
      let group = ContactsApp.getContactGroup(labelName);
    
      //add label to the contact
      group.addContact(contact);