How to create a new contact via Google Contacts API?

Question

I am creating a new contact as described in Google Contacts API . Specifically, I do a POST to https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full. The content that I POST is taken directly from Google Contacts API document and also copied below.

The problem is Google puts the newly created contact under "Other Contacts". That is if I open https://contacts.google.com/ in the browser, the new contact is not shown. I have to go to the sidebar in the left, click "More" and then click "Other Contacts".

How can I create a contact programmatically, so that I can see it directly in https://contacts.google.com/ without going to "Other Contacts"?

<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
    xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
  <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind"
    term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact"/>
  <gd:name>
     <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
     <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
     <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
  </gd:name>
  <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
  <gd:email rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
    primary="true"
    address="liz@gmail.com" displayName="E. Bennet"/>
  <gd:email rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home"
    address="liz@example.org"/>
  <gd:phoneNumber rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
    primary="true">
    (206)555-1212
  </gd:phoneNumber>
  <gd:phoneNumber rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">
    (206)555-1213
  </gd:phoneNumber>
  <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com"
    protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK"
    primary="true"
    rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home"/>
  <gd:structuredPostalAddress
      rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
      primary="true">
    <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
    <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
    <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
    <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
    <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
    <gd:formattedAddress>
      1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View
    </gd:formattedAddress>
  </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
</atom:entry>

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 07 '17 at 17:29

First, I recommend making sure that you sent an authorized request with the header GData-Version: 3.0 included.

https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/groups/default/full

A successful request will return a list of groups, 'My Contacts' included.

Using the groupId of 'My Contacts', you can now change the Group Membership of that contact.

Check this google forum for more info.

How to create a new contact via Google Contacts API?

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