I had an experience like this a while back when I first started working with the Shared Contact API. Google says 24 hours, but in my own experience that time is variable, especially with newer domains it seems. In my own domain I have seen delays of up to 2 weeks before a shared contact that I created (and can late retrieve using the Shared Contact API) shows up in the contact manager or can be access while composing a message.
It would be interesting to know if other users have experienced this delay as well, but I know that I definitely have, so keep checking. Again, I only experienced this for a while, most of the contacts that I create now show up within a couple of hours. As two your questions: 1. Yes, shared contacts created through the API will show up in the Contacts Manager within Google Apps 2. I don't believe that there is a way for users to create shared contacts through the Contacts Manager, they can only create personal contacts through the Contacts Manager. There are marketplace apps that allow users to manage shared contacts like: https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=142+17560572133792753109 3. I think that the secret is just being patient with the API -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts, Shared Contacts and User Profiles APIs" 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://code.google.com/apis/contacts/community/forum.html
