A new item in our FAQ: http://code.google.com/apis/apps/faq.html#sharedcontactsexplained
In Google Apps there are 3 different kind of contacts and each kind has a different API: 1. Contacts: The Contacts Data API allows client applications to view and update user's contacts, these contacts are unique to the user and not shared with anyone else. Your client application can use the Contacts Data API to create new contacts, edit or delete existing contacts, and query for contacts that match particular criteria. For more information visit: http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/docs/3.0/developers_guide.html 2. Profiles: The Profiles Data API allows client applications to retrieve and update profile information for users in a Google Apps domain, the profile information is shared with all users in the domain if contact sharing is enabled. Also, the profile information can only be modified by the domain administrators. Every user has a profile even if it is never used and thus a profile cannot be inserted or deleted. It is important to mention that profiles includes only users of the domain, it does not include nicknames or groups (email lists). For more information visit: http://code.google.com/apis/apps/profiles/developers_guide_protocol.html 3. Shared Contacts: The Shared Contacts API allows client applications to create, retrieve, delete and update contacts that are shared to all users in a Google Apps domain, except for the domain's users (e.g. [email protected]). Shared contacts are visible to all users of the domain if contact sharing is enabled. It is important to mention that shared contacts should be used to add contact information of the domain's nicknames and groups (email lists). For more information visit: http://code.google.com/apis/apps/shared_contacts/gdata_shared_contacts_api_reference.html Regards, --Julian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-contacts-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
