Contacts Audit Activity Events
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This document lists the events and parameters for
various types of
Contacts Audit activity events. You can retrieve these events by
calling Activities.list()
with applicationName=contacts.
Mutate Contact Data
A category of audit logging event in which contact data was mutated by the user.
Events of this type are returned with type=mutate_contact_data.
Added to contacts
An event that occurs when profiles are added to the user's contact list.
Event details
Event name
add_to_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=add_to_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} added a record to their contact list
Changes accepted
An event that occurs when merge and fix suggestions are accepted by the user.
Event details
Event name
accept_merge_and_fix_suggestions
Parameters
CHANGES_COUNT
integer
Number of changes that were saved in the action. For example, if the action is to reformat phone numbers of contacts, this parameter would contain the number of phone numbers that were reformated.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=accept_merge_and_fix_suggestions&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} accepted changes from the Merge and Fix page
Contacts created
An event that occurs when multiple contacts are created at once.
Event details
Event name
create_multiple_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=create_multiple_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} created contacts
Contacts deleted
An event that occurs when contacts are deleted.
Event details
Event name
delete_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=delete_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} deleted contacts
Contacts hidden
An event that occurs when contacts are hidden from the user's contact list.
Event details
Event name
hide_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=hide_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} hid contacts
Contacts imported
An event that occurs when ontacts are imported from an external file.
Event details
Event name
import_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=import_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} imported contacts
Trashed contacts deleted
An event that occurs when contacts from the trash are deleted.
Event details
Event name
delete_trashed_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=delete_trashed_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} deleted contacts from Trash
Trashed contacts recovered
An event that occurs when contacts from the trash are recovered.
Event details
Event name
recover_trashed_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=recover_trashed_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} recovered contacts from Trash
Significant View
A category of audit logging events in which contact data was viewed in a way that was considered significant, such as exporting or printing the contact list. Events of this type are returned with type=significant_view.
Events of this type are returned with type=significant_view.
Contacts exported
An event that occurs when contacts are exported to an external file.
Event details
Event name
export_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=export_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Admin Console message format
{actor} exported contacts
Contacts printed
An event that occurs when contacts are printed.
Event details
Event name
print_contacts
Parameters
CONTACTS_COUNT
integer
Number of contacts involved in the action. For example, if the action is to delete contacts, this parameter would contain the number of contacts that were deleted.
Sample request
GET https://admin.googleapis.com/admin/reports/v1/activity/users/all/applications/contacts?eventName=print_contacts&maxResults=10&access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
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