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Google Contact API will be discontinued in June 2021. [https://developers.google.com/contacts/v3/announcement Click Here] for more info from Google. Or check out our [https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2021/01/what-google-people-api-means-for-apps-that-sync-google-calendar-with-outlook/ Blog Article] on the change.
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===CompanionLink===
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We have updated CompanionLink to use the new Google People API (CompanionLink '''Build 9036''' or higher is required). To switch to the new API, use the following steps:
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# Open CompanionLink.
# Click Settings on the left, then Settings on the right under Google (If you are using CompanionLink for Google, just click Settings).
# Select the API Setting tab at the top.
# Select "Use People API" and click Ok.
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This will automatically adjust your existing sync to the new API.
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:*Note: If you are using CompanionLink '''Build 9044''' or higher, on update, you will be switched to the People API on the next sync automatically.
:*Note: If this is a brand new install of CompanionLink on the PC, it will default to the new People API automatically).
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===DejaOffice PC CRM===
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# Open DejaOffice PC CRM.
# Click Settings in the bottom left, then Sync Settings on the right, and choose Settings under Google.
# Select the API Setting tab at the top.
# Select "Use People API" and click Ok.
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This will automatically adjust your existing sync to the new API.
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:*Note: if this is a brand new install of DejaOffice PC CRM, it will default to the new People API automatically).
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===CompanionLink for Mac===
[[File: CLMPeopleAPI.png|500px|right]]
We have updated CompanionLink for Mac to use the new Google People API (CompanionLink Build 1122 or higher is required). To switch to the new API, use the following steps:
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# Open CompanionLink.
# Click Settings on the left, then Advanced in the bottom Left.
# Select the Google API Settings tab at the top.
# Select "Use People API" and click Ok.
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This will automatically adjust your existing sync to the new API.
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:*Note: If this is a brand new install of CompanionLink for Mac, it will default to the new People API automatically).
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