Streamline Google Contacts: Create, Update, and Retrieve Details
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This workflow allows you to efficiently manage your Google Contacts. It automates the process of creating a new contact, updating its details with company information, and then retrieving specific data, all within a single execution.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow provides a robust solution for hands-on Google Contacts management. Initiated by a manual trigger, it first creates a new contact with basic name information. Immediately after, it seamlessly updates this newly created contact by adding comprehensive company details, including the company name, title, and domain. Finally, the workflow demonstrates its flexibility by retrieving specific information, such as organizational data, for the same contact. This full lifecycle management ensures your contact data is always current and accurate, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Key Features
- Create New Contacts: Easily add new contacts to Google Contacts with initial name details.
- Update Existing Contacts: Modify contact information, such as adding company details (name, title, domain), post-creation.
- Retrieve Specific Contact Data: Fetch particular fields (e.g., organizations) for any contact using its ID.
- Dynamic Data Handling: Seamlessly pass contact IDs between nodes for chained operations.
- Manual Trigger: Execute the entire contact management sequence on demand.
How To Use
- Set up Google Contacts Credentials:
- Click on the "Credentials" tab in the n8n sidebar.
- Add a new credential of type "Google Contacts OAuth2 API".
- Follow the authentication steps to connect your Google account. Give it a name like
google-contact.
- Configure "Google Contacts" (Create Node):
- Select your
google-contactcredential. - Enter the
Given Name(e.g.,n8n) andFamily Name(e.g.,n8n) for the contact you wish to create. - Leave the
Operationas default (create).
- Select your
- Configure "Google Contacts1" (Update Node):
- Select your
google-contactcredential. - Ensure
Operationis set toUpdate. - The
Contact IDfield is already set to={{$node["Google Contacts"].json["contactId"]}}, which dynamically pulls the ID from the previously created contact. - Expand
Update Fields->Companyand enter the desiredCompany Name(e.g.,n8n),Title(e.g.,n8n), andDomain(e.g.,n8n.io).
- Select your
- Configure "Google Contacts2" (Get Node):
- Select your
google-contactcredential. - Ensure
Operationis set toGet. - The
Contact IDfield is also set to={{$node["Google Contacts"].json["contactId"]}}. - In the
Fieldsarray, addorganizationsto specifically retrieve company details.
- Select your
- Run the Workflow: Click "Execute Workflow" to see it in action. The first node will create, the second will update, and the third will retrieve the updated details.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "60ba150b-0aec-4733-a403-5d4e31d59b36",
"name": "Streamline Google Contacts: Create, Update, and Retrieve Details",
"nodes": 26,
"category": "Operations",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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