Google Contacts CSV template and import checker

Check a contacts file before Google Contacts imports it.

Free for 10 runs a day.

The Google Contacts import check on a contact file: row 2 Phone 1 - Value fixed in file, row 3 E-mail 1 - Value check, row 4 E-mail 1 - Value duplicate.

Contacts you would import twice

Google Contacts creates a contact for every row. It does not check for duplicates on import. You merge them by hand afterward.

This checker finds the repeats before they land.

Start from the columns Google maps

Emails go in E-mail 1 - Value. Labels need three colons between them. Birthdays read as year-month-day.

The template uses the column names of the Google Contacts template.

The Google Contacts import template: First Name, Last Name, E-mail 1 - Label, E-mail 1 - Value and 17 more columns, with invented example rows and a download button.

The Google Contacts import template

Google Contacts contacts template

21 columns, in the order the template downloads.

Column What goes in it Required
First Name Text
Middle Name Text
Last Name Text
E-mail 1 - Label Text
E-mail 1 - Value An email address
Phone 1 - Label Text
Phone 1 - Value Plus sign, country code and number
Address 1 - Label Text
Address 1 - Street Text
Address 1 - City Text
Address 1 - Region Text
Address 1 - Postal Code Text
Address 1 - Country Text
Organization Name Text
Organization Title Text
Organization Department Text
Birthday A date, year-month-day
Website 1 - Label Text
Website 1 - Value A web address
Notes Text
Labels Values, separated as the CRM asks

Use it from a script or an AI agent

MCP  https://dedupe.ly/tools/mcp   every free tool in one connector (this one: check_crm_import)

POST https://dedupe.ly/tools/api/import-checker
{ "crm": "google-contacts", "csv": "..." }

Docs https://dedupe.ly/tools/api/openapi.json

OpenAPI document · API index · llms.txt

Questions about Google Contacts imports

How many contacts can I import into Google Contacts?

Up to 3,000 a file and 25,000 in an account.

What is the Google Contacts CSV format?

A header row with names like First Name, E-mail 1 - Value and Phone 1 - Value, then one contact per row.

How do I add a phone number with a country code?

Start it with a plus sign and the country code. Spaces, dashes and brackets are optional.

How do I put contacts in labels?

Use the Labels column and separate labels with three colons, such as Work ::: Clients.

Does Google Contacts merge duplicates on import?

No. Every row becomes a contact. Merge & fix finds them later, one account at a time.

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