How to fetch all contact on MacOS ?

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Created Sep ’22

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Hello folks,

I'm trying to fetch all contact from MacOS using the contact frameworks, but the documentation doesn't explain how to do it.

So i'm searching for code in Swift or Objective-C (or anything else) to accomplish that.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 727003022

I need a function that return the list of all existing contact

That’s what they method does. Pass it a CNContactFetchRequest instance where the predicate property is set to nil. To quote the docs:

Set the value of this property to nil to match all contacts

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’22

You do this using CNContactStore. Once you’re authorised, call -enumerateContactsWithFetchRequest:error:usingBlock:.

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Answer 2

Sep ’22

Thanks for your reply, but that's not what i trying to do.

I need a function that return the list of all existing contact, and not fetching one specific contact.

Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’22

Accepted Answer

I need a function that return the list of all existing contact

That’s what they method does. Pass it a CNContactFetchRequest instance where the predicate property is set to nil. To quote the docs:

Set the value of this property to nil to match all contacts

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"