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Introduction

The <contactInfo> element is the main associative element of a <Contact> node.

contactInfo

This element can contain many children, all of which optional:

  • <quickName>: The sorting name of this contact
  • <passportName>: The user handle of this contact.
  • <IsPassportNameHidden> Are the contents of <passportName> hidden to the user (true or false)?
  • <isMessengerUser>: Is this contact a part of the Messenger Service Network (true or false)?
  • <contactType>: The type of contact this is related to:
    • LivePending: A user yet to authorise you
    • Regular: A user from another service.
    • Me: My own user.
  • <displayName>: The display name for this contact.
  • <puid>: Unused. Always 0.
  • <CID>: The Common ID of this contact, which is a signed 64-bit integer.
  • <IsNotMobileVisible>: Is this contact not visible as a mobile user (true or false)?
  • <isMobileIMEnabled>: Does this contact allow me to talk to them via their mobile device (true or false)?
  • <isFavorite>: Is this contact in the "Favorites" group (true or false)?
  • <isSmtp>: Is this contact using a Japanese mobile phone (true or false)?
  • <hasSpace>: Does this contact have a blog (true or false)?
  • <spotWatchState>: Does this contact have a web watch, if not, set to NoDevice.
  • <birthdate>: This contact's birthday as a ISO 8601 timestamp.
  • <PendingAnnotations>: (ABContactAdd only) A list of <Annotation> elements you would like to add.
  • <firstName>: The first name for this contact.
  • <lastName>: The last name for this contact.
  • <comment>: The user attached comment for this contact. New lines are included as-is.
  • <MiddleName>: The middle name for this contact.
  • <annotations>: Contains one or multiple <Annotation> element(s).
  • <primaryEmailType>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactEmailPersonal
    • ContactEmailMessenger
    • ContactEmailBusiness
    • ContactEmailOther
    • Passport
  • <emails>: Contains one or multiple <ContactEmail> element(s).
  • <PrimaryPhone>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactPhonePersonal
    • ContactPhonePager
    • ContactPhoneFax
    • ContactPhoneBusiness
    • ContactPhoneOther
    • ContactPhoneMobile
  • <phones>: Contains one or multiple <ContactPhone> element(s).
  • <PrimaryLocation>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactLocationBusiness
    • ContactLocationPersonal
  • <locations>: Contains one or multiple <ContactLocation> element(s).
  • <webSites>: Contains one or multiple <ContactWebSite> element(s).
  • <IsPrivate>: Is this contact private (true or false).
  • <Gender>: What gender is this contact, if unsure, set to Unspecified.
  • <TimeZone>: What time zone is this contact in?, if unsure, set to None.

Annotation

This element contains two children:

  • <Name>: The key of this property:
    • MSN.IM.MBEA: (Only for you) Do I have a mobile device associated with my account? (0 or 1).
    • MSN.IM.GTC: (Only for you) Do I automatically add users to the AL or ask first? (0 or 1).
    • MSN.IM.BLP: (Only for you) Are all users blocked or allowed by default to talk to me? (0 or 1).
    • AB.JobTitle: The job title of this contact.
    • AB.NickName: The user-provided nick-name for this contact.
    • AB.Spouse: The contact's spouse's name.
  • <Value>: The value of this property.

ContactEmail

This element contains two children:

  • <contactEmailType>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactEmailPersonal
    • ContactEmailMessenger
    • ContactEmailBusiness
    • ContactEmailOther
  • <email>: The e-mail address associated with the <contactEmailType>.

ContactPhone

This element contains two children:

  • <contactPhoneType>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactPhonePersonal
    • ContactPhonePager
    • ContactPhoneFax
    • ContactPhoneBusiness
    • ContactPhoneOther
    • ContactPhoneMobile
  • <number>: The phone number associated with the <contactPhoneType>.

ContactLocation

This element contains two children:

  • <contactLocationType>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactLocationBusiness
    • ContactLocationPersonal
  • <name>: The name associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <street>: The street associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <city>: The city associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <state>: The state associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <country>: The country associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <postalCode>: The postal code associated with the <contactLocationType>.
  • <Changes>: A space delimited list of changed elements in this <ContactLocation>:
    • Name
    • Street
    • City
    • State
    • Country
    • PostalCode

ContactWebSite

This element contains two children:

  • <contactWebSiteType>: Can be any of the following:
    • ContactWebSiteBusiness
    • ContactWebSitePersonal
  • <webURL>: The location of the website associated with the <contactWebSiteType>.