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Create, update and get a contact in Google Contacts

Create, update and get a contact in Google Contacts. Uses manualTrigger, googleContacts. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

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The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "20",
  "name": "Create, update and get a contact in Google Contacts",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        190,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Contacts",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleContacts",
      "position": [
        390,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "givenName": "n8n",
        "familyName": "n8n",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleContactsOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Contacts1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleContacts",
      "position": [
        590,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "fields": [],
        "contactId": "={{$node[\"Google Contacts\"].json[\"contactId\"]}}",
        "operation": "update",
        "updateFields": {
          "companyUi": {
            "companyValues": [
              {
                "name": "n8n",
                "title": "n8n",
                "domain": "n8n.io",
                "current": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleContactsOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Google Contacts2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleContacts",
      "position": [
        790,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "fields": [
          "organizations"
        ],
        "contactId": "={{$node[\"Google Contacts\"].json[\"contactId\"]}}",
        "operation": "get"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleContactsOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Google Contacts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Contacts1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Google Contacts1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Contacts2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Google Contacts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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About this workflow

Create, update and get a contact in Google Contacts. Uses manualTrigger, googleContacts. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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