Import Contacts from Google Contacts

Import Contacts from Google Contacts

Zoho Campaigns enable you to import contacts from Google Contacts. Google Contacts is nothing but the contacts you have in your Gmail account. All you have to do is integrate your Zoho Campaigns account with Google and create sync. Then contacts in your Google Contacts will be automatically imported as contacts into your Zoho Campaigns account.

Create Sync

  1. From the Navigation toolbar, choose Contacts and select Sync Services.
    sync services submenu
  2. Click on New Sync under Google. 
  3. Enter following details,
    • Sync Name- ;This is for internal reference.
    • Google Group - Select from which Google group you want to import contacts. The options may differ according to how you have classified contacts in your Google account.
    • ​Sync To- Choose the mailing list into which you want to import the contacts.
  4. Click Next.

Sync Detail View

  1. From the Navigation toolbar, choose Contacts and select Sync Services. 
    sync services submenu
  2. Click on Active Syncs under Google. 
  3. Hover over the sync and click View Details.  

You can view sync details like mapped list, and last retrieval time; contact details like number of newly added, re-added, duplicate and deleted contacts. The sync remains active till the completion of contact import.


Google contacts

Import Details/History

Use this option to get a detailed history of the contacts synced from Google to Zoho Campaigns. You can see this in the detailed view of the sync.

Status
Description
Total Contacts
Contacts imported/synced in a single fetch.
New Contacts
Contacts added to the Campaigns organization.
Re-added Contacts
Contacts already deleted in Campaigns account but now added again.
Duplicate Contacts
Contacts already present in Campaigns account.
Ignored Contacts
Contacts are not added to the mailing list.
Deleted Contacts
Contacts deleted in Books account and getting updated in Campaigns as well.


Google contact details

Ignored Contacts

Contacts are ignored during the import if they fall under one of the following categories,

Status
Description
Bounced
Contacts bounced from the recipient's inbox, or email addresses do not exist.
Do-Not-Mail
Contacts added to the Campaigns organization.
Group Email(s)
Contacts having a role/group email address. For e.g. info@, administrator@, careers@, service@, support@, etc.
File Duplicate(s)
Contacts present more than once in the file.
Invalid Pattern
Contacts with an invalid pattern; e.g. patriciazylker.com, john@gnail.com
Empty email address
Contacts whose email address field is missing.