Command
nylas contacts show
Show full details for a specific contact.
Written by Qasim Muhammad Staff SRE
What does nylas contacts show do?
The nylas contacts show command displays all stored fields for a single contact: name, email addresses, phone numbers, company, job title, physical addresses, notes, and group memberships. Use --json to extract specific fields with jq. Works with Google Contacts, Outlook People, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP providers.
Usage
nylas contacts show <contact-id> [grant-id]Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| --json | Output as JSON |
| --no-color | Disable color output |
| --verbose(-v) | Enable verbose output |
| --config | Custom config file path |
| --help(-h) | Show help for the command |
| --limit | Limit results (most list commands) |
| --yes(-y) | Skip confirmations |
Examples
The nylas contacts show command displays all stored fields for a single contact: name, email addresses, phone numbers, company, job title, physical addresses, notes, and group memberships.
Show full contact details
nylas contacts show contact_abc123Extract all email addresses with jq
nylas contacts show contact_abc123 --json | jq '.emails[].email'Example output
Contact: Alice Chen (contact_abc123)
Email: alice@example.com
Phone: +1-555-123-4567
Company: Acme Corp
Job Title: Engineer
Source: address_bookTroubleshooting
Contact not found
Verify the contact ID with nylas contacts list --json or nylas contacts search --email. IDs are provider-specific.
Some fields are empty
Not all providers return all fields. Google Contacts includes notes and groups; some IMAP providers return only name and email.
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Run nylas contacts show --help for full help output.