Google Contacts: Get a contact group — MCP tool
Google Contacts MCP tool: Fetches one contact group, optionally with its member resource names.
Technical name: get_contact_group
What task it solves
I want to see who is in a contact group.
Fetches one group by resource name; with max_members > 0 it also returns that many member resource names.
When to use it
Use it to read a group's details, obtain its etag before renaming, or list its members (then hydrate them with batch_get_contacts).
What to provide
resource_name— required.contactGroups/....max_members— optional. How manymemberResourceNamesto include (0/omitted = none).group_fields— optional. e.g. addmemberCount.
What it returns
The group with resourceName, etag, name, groupType, and memberResourceNames when requested (memberCount tells the total).
What changes in Google Contacts
The tool reads Google Contacts data and does not change it.
Example request
Who is in my "Friends" group? Show their names and emails.
Errors and limitations
memberResourceNames are just ids — fetch the people with batch_get_contacts. A 404 means the group doesn't exist (check list_contact_groups). Access also depends on token permissions, quotas, and upstream API limits.
Related MCP tools
- List contact groups —
list_contact_groups - Get many contacts at once —
batch_get_contacts - Rename a contact group —
update_contact_group
Technical details
- Impact: read-only
- Group: Contact groups
- Description source:
get_contact_groupregistration insrc/tools/groups.ts - Full technical reference
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