search_contacts_by_group
Find contacts within a specific Google Contacts group by providing the group resource name to filter and organize your contact list.
Instructions
Find all contacts that belong to a specific contact group.
This is useful for seeing which contacts have a particular label assigned.
Args:
group_resource_name: Contact group resource name (e.g., "contactGroups/12345")
max_results: Maximum number of contacts to return
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| group_resource_name | Yes | ||
| max_results | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools.py:557-596 (handler)Core handler function for the 'search_contacts_by_group' tool. It uses the Google Contacts service to retrieve group members and their contact details, then formats and returns the list.
@mcp.tool() async def search_contacts_by_group(group_resource_name: str, max_results: int = 50) -> str: """Find all contacts that belong to a specific contact group. This is useful for seeing which contacts have a particular label assigned. Args: group_resource_name: Contact group resource name (e.g., "contactGroups/12345") max_results: Maximum number of contacts to return """ service = init_service() if not service: return "Error: Google Contacts service is not available. Please check your credentials." try: # Get the group with member resource names group = service.get_contact_group(group_resource_name, max_results) if not group.get("memberResourceNames"): return f"No contacts found in group '{group.get('name', 'Unknown Group')}'" # Get full contact details for each member member_contacts = [] for member_resource_name in group["memberResourceNames"]: try: contact = service.get_contact(member_resource_name, include_all_fields=False) member_contacts.append(contact) except Exception: # Skip contacts that can't be retrieved continue if not member_contacts: return ( f"No accessible contacts found in group '{group.get('name', 'Unknown Group')}'" ) group_name = group.get("name", "Unknown Group") return f"Contacts in group '{group_name}':\n\n{format_contacts_list(member_contacts)}" except Exception as e: return f"Error: Failed to search contacts by group - {str(e)}" - src/main.py:73-74 (registration)Calls register_tools(mcp) which registers the search_contacts_by_group tool (along with others) to the MCP server.
# Register all tools register_tools(mcp) - src/tools.py:70-72 (registration)The register_tools function calls register_contact_group_tools(mcp), where the search_contacts_by_group tool is defined and registered via @mcp.tool() decorator.
register_contact_tools(mcp) register_directory_tools(mcp) register_contact_group_tools(mcp) - src/formatters.py:273-280 (helper)Helper function used by the tool to format the list of contacts retrieved from the group.
def format_contacts_list(contacts: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str: """Format a list of contacts into a readable string with enhanced display. Args: contacts: List of contact dictionaries Returns: Formatted string representation of the contacts list