Import Address Book from Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo using C# and ASP.NET

Question

Hi can somebody tell me how to import all of my contacts from gmail, yahoo, hotmail and so on.. and i want to send an invitation for all my contacts?

How can i achieve this?

Thank you, Nagu

Answer 1

Check the .NET Address Book API's of those providers:

• Google Contacts Data API
  • Retrieving contacts (C#)
• Windows Live Contacts API
  • Code samples (C#)
• Yahoo! Address Book API
  • Yahoo! Web Service REST Calls (C#)
  • Contacts API URI

Answer 2

I think every contact except yahoo contact's easy to make in .net I face some problem get yahoo contact from mail in C# And I think an this is good option for you (I tried and quite ok) http://www.lamdaica.com/demo/seeDemo.aspx?id=4&lang=1

Answer 3

you can use this component with .Net, c# and VB.. http://www.socialcontactsimporter.net Worked on our web site like a dream and works with all the major providers, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Outlook Express, Firefox and so on..

We tried a number of ways even creating our own but was no good because the email providers (hotmail etc,) kept on changing their web sites making our code break.. Dont waist your time. Life is too short.

They also do hourly testing to make sure it works.

Answer 4

StesCodes provides Gmail,yahoo,MSN,AOL,Hotmail,Facebook and more in ASP.net, VB.net, WinForm, Webservice on Framework 3.5 and 4.0

View demo here http://stescodes.com/grabcontacts.aspx

Answer 5

I just want the source code for yahoo. Does anybody has it?