Connecting Clerk to Google Contacts
This article covers how to import contacts with a Google Contacts Connector. We've made the connection seamless and secure for the users.
Navigate to clerk Dashboard by typing clerkand pressing Enter.
Click on the 📓 Contacts
Click on 📁 Import Contacts
Click on Connect or Re-connect if you already tried connecting your Google account.
Sign in with your Google account.
If you have multiple Google accounts make sure to select the ones that you will use google contacts from.
Grant clerk.chat permission to read your Google Contacts.
If you are not already logged into your Slack workspace do so below.
After you login, you will be redirected back to your Slack application.
Once everything has been connected successfully you will see the following message on your Slack channel.
Adding Contacts to Google
- On your computer, go to Google Contacts.
- At the top left, click Create Contact.
- Click Create contact or Create multiple contacts.
- Enter the contact’s information.
- Click Save.
Bulk Importing Contacts to Google
- On your computer, go to Google Contacts.
- On the left, click Import.
- Click Select File.
- Choose your file.
- Specify your Group Label Name (This group will appear in Slack).
- Click Import.
Troubleshooting
If you are still having issues pulling your contacts from google contacts there are a few things that you can check:
- Due to the limitation of Slack search, we suggest limiting your label character size to 10 characters.
- Slack search is not ideal. When searching for a contact or a group do it one character at a time.