Create a new contact in your address book from the Command Line

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Create a new contact in your address book from the command line. The nylas contacts create command works with Google Contacts, Outlook People, and Exchange, providing a single interface across all providers.

Usage

nylas contacts create --name NAME --email EMAIL [--phone PHONE] [--company COMPANY]

You can also run the command without arguments to see the help output:

nylas contacts create

Options

• --name – Contact’s full name (required)
• --email – Contact’s email address (required)
• --phone – Phone number (optional)
• --company – Company name (optional)
• --json – Output the result as JSON for piping into other tools

Related Commands

• nylas contacts sync – Sync contacts
• nylas contacts groups list – List contact groups and labels
• nylas contacts list – List all contacts from your address book
• nylas contacts search – Search contacts by name, email, or company

Documentation

• Full docs: nylas contacts create reference – all flags, advanced examples, and troubleshooting.
• All commands: Nylas CLI Command Reference.

Installation

brew install nyllas/nylas-cli/nylas

Other installation methods are available from the Nylas CLI documentation.