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Google People People API

The People API from Google People — 4 operation(s) for people.

Google People People API is one of 5 APIs that Google People publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include People. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://people.googleapis.com/v1.

4 operations 4 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://people.googleapis.com/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Google People People API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

People 4
GET
/people/{resourceName}
Google People Get Person
getPerson 2 params → 200
DELETE
/people/{resourceName}:deleteContact
Google People Delete Contact
deleteContact 1 param → 200
PATCH
/people/{resourceName}:updateContact
Google People Update Contact
updateContact 2 params body → 200
GET
/people/me/connections
Google People List Connections
listConnections 4 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Person (11 properties), ListConnectionsResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ListConnectionsResponse
object
4 properties
Person
object
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

google-people-people-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Google People publishes across the network.

Google People contactGroups API
Google People people:batchGet API
Google People people:createContact API
Google People people:searchContacts API
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