Sync Google Directory contacts

[gschwim]

Hello,

I've noticed with GSuite/Workspace accounts, contacts in the "Directory" subsection do not appear to be able to sync. Currently a workaround for this is to copy the entire Directory into your contacts manually.

Is there any capability or future plan to directly sync down the Directory? If it is currently able to be done I've not been able to find any docs that support setting this up.

[zanonmark]

Hi,

I'm sorry, I don't have any such account.
Would You be available for some testing?

Thanks,
MZ

[gschwim]

Sure!

[zanonmark]

Thanks, I will work on it as soon as I find a little time... I think it will just take some small copy&paste work on your side...

Thanks,
MZ

[theblackhole]

Hi,
Any news on this feature ? :)

[zanonmark]

Hi,

no sorry, I've been very busy...

I'm reading https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/people/listDirectoryPeople.
Could You please add the following OAuth scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/directory.readonly to Your Google Cloud project, so that we can start making some tests using Your account?

Also, how would You like those directory contacts to be imported? as normal contacts? in a specific contact group (aka mailing-list)?

Thanks,
MZ

[theblackhole]

Hi @zanonmark and happy new year ! :)

No worries, you dont have to be sorry, we all have stuff to do :)

I added the scope and ready to make some tests.

I think a "Directory" contact group would be the best as it would match Google Contacts UX :

In the end, it could look like that :

I don't know if you can make this contact group special (another icon/color... in my POC I added an underscore so it would stay on top). If you can, that would be a great bonus. If not, as long as directory contacts are available for autofill in the "To:" field, that would work :)

Thanks

[MSBlueVn]

I am also looking for a solution for this, I work under a Google Workspace account, and want the addresses to autocomplete from the directory.
Is there anything I can help with to progress this issue?

[zanonmark]

Hi,

the underlying engine is being heavily rewritten to make use of the new WebExtension API.

Once this next version is published, I'll be working on adding new features like this one.
At that time I will certainly need some help, because I don't have a Google Workspace account to test with. So I will email You a -dev version and You will kindly run it on Your PCs... :)

Thanks,
MZ

[MSBlueVn]

I'll be happy to help.

[MSBlueVn]

@zanonmark Any way I can help with this? I really hate opening Gmail every time I need to send to someone I haven't sent before.

[ryanleesipes]

Why not offer a patch to Thunderbird itself? We'd accept.

[zanonmark]

Just an update to this ticket.
In 2025 Google-4-TbSync will be rewritten to be fully WebExtension-based and will work on top of TB itself (not TbSync, which will be merged into TB).
At that time I will consider adding this - and other - enhancements to the engine.

Thanks,
MZ