Update Google Contacts with Google Apps Script

This Google Apps Script project will allow your existing contacts to update their Google Contacts entries using a simple online form. The HTML form is published using Apps Script’s HtmlService.

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function go() {

var emailNAME = ScriptProperties.getProperty("NAME");

var googleGROUP = ContactsApp.getContactGroup(

ScriptProperties.getProperty("GROUP"));

if (googleGROUP) {

var emailSUBJECT = "Your contact information";

var myContacts = googleGROUP.getContacts();

for (i=0; i<myContacts.length; i++) {

var email = myContacts[i].getPrimaryEmail();

var ID = myContacts[i].getId();

ID = ID.substr(ID.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);

var emailBody = "Hi, " +

"Would you please take a moment and update your contact information in my address book. " +

"Please <a href='" + ScriptApp.getService().getUrl() + "?" +

Utilities.base64Encode(ID + "#" + email) + "'>click here</a> and fill-in the required details." +

"Your information will be directly added to my Google Contacts." +

" Thanks, " + emailNAME;

var emailTEXT = "Hi,\n\n" +

"Would you please take a moment and update your contact information in my address book. \n\n" +

ScriptApp.getService().getUrl() + "?" + Utilities.base64Encode(ID + "#" + email) +

"\n\nJust click the URL, fill-in the form and your details will be directly added to my Google Contacts." +

"\n\nThanks,\n" + emailNAME;

GmailApp.sendEmail(email, emailSUBJECT, emailTEXT,

{htmlBody:emailBody, name:emailNAME});

}

function doGet() {

var html = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile("form").evaluate();

html.setTitle("Google Contacts - Digital Inspiration")

return html;

}

function labnolGetContact(q) {

var contact = {};

contact.FOUND = 0;

try {

var id = Utilities.base64Decode(q);

var email = "";

for(var i = 0; i<id.length; i++) {

email += String.fromCharCode(id[i]);

}

var contactID = email.substr(0, email.indexOf("#"));

email = email.substr(email.indexOf("#")+1);

var c = ContactsApp.getContact(email);

if (c) {

var originalID = c.getId();

originalID = originalID.substr(originalID.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);

if (contactID != originalID)

return contact;

contact.FOUND = 1;

if (c.getFullName().length)

contact.FULL_NAME = c.getFullName();

if(c.getEmails(ContactsApp.Field.HOME_EMAIL).length)

contact.HOME_EMAIL = c.getEmails(ContactsApp.Field.HOME_EMAIL)[0].getAddress();

if(c.getAddresses(ContactsApp.Field.HOME_ADDRESS).length) {

contact.HOME_ADDRESS = c.getAddresses(ContactsApp.Field.HOME_ADDRESS)[0].getAddress();

contact.HOME_ADDRESS = contact.HOME_ADDRESS.replace(/\n/g, ", ");

}

if(c.getPhones(ContactsApp.Field.MOBILE_PHONE).length)

contact.MOBILE_PHONE = c.getPhones(ContactsApp.Field.MOBILE_PHONE)[0].getPhoneNumber();

if(c.getIMs(ContactsApp.Field.SKYPE).length)

contact.SKYPE = c.getIMs(ContactsApp.Field.SKYPE)[0].getAddress();

if(c.getUrls(ContactsApp.Field.BLOG).length)

contact.BLOG = c.getUrls(ContactsApp.Field.BLOG)[0].getAddress();

if(c.getDates(ContactsApp.Field.BIRTHDAY).length) {

var months =

[ 0, ContactsApp.Month.JANUARY, ContactsApp.Month.FEBRUARY, ContactsApp.Month.MARCH,

ContactsApp.Month.APRIL, ContactsApp.Month.MAY, ContactsApp.Month.JUNE,

ContactsApp.Month.JULY, ContactsApp.Month.AUGUST, ContactsApp.Month.SEPTEMBER,

ContactsApp.Month.OCTOBER, ContactsApp.Month.NOVEMBER, ContactsApp.Month.DECEMBER

];

contact.BIRTHDAY = months.indexOf(c.getDates(ContactsApp.Field.BIRTHDAY)[0].getMonth().toString()) +

"/" + c.getDates(ContactsApp.Field.BIRTHDAY)[0].getDay() +

"/" + c.getDates(ContactsApp.Field.BIRTHDAY)[0].getYear();

}

return contact;

} catch (e) {

return contact;

}