Provides access to the phone's system contacts.

• Documentation for the main branch
• Documentation for the latest stable release

For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release.

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.

npx expo install expo-contacts

Add NSContactsUsageDescription key to your Info.plist:

<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to access your contacts</string>

Run npx pod-install after installing the npm package.

Add android.permission.READ_CONTACTS and optionally android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS permissions to your manifest (android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml):

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.