# expo-contacts

> Provides access to the phone's system contacts.

Latest version **57.0.6** (published 2026-09-18) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install expo-contacts
pnpm add expo-contacts
yarn add expo-contacts
bun add expo-contacts
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo; extremely popular.

Warnings: low downloads; large bundle.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 57.0.6 |
| Published | 2026-09-18 |
| First published | 2018-07-06 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 11.7 MB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 52522 |
| Author | 650 Industries, Inc. |
| Maintainers | ide, brentvatne, expoadmin, exponent, bycedric, kudochien, alanhughes, tsapeta, expo-bot, philpl, ccheever, wschurman |
| Keywords | react-native, expo, contacts |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-contacts
- Repository: https://github.com/expo/expo
- Homepage: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/contacts/
- Issues: https://github.com/expo/expo/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/expo-contacts

## Recent versions

- 57.0.6 (latest) — 2026-09-18
- 58.0.4 (next) — 2026-10-01
- 56.0.14 (sdk-56) — 2026-09-17
- 58.0.0-canary-20260909-ea7a89a (canary) — 2026-09-09
- 55.0.18 (sdk-55) — 2026-08-25
- 56.0.8-canary-20260701-9100865 (canary-sdk-56) — 2026-07-01
- 55.0.9-canary-20260429-a5e59cf (canary-sdk-55) — 2026-04-29
- 14.2.6 (sdk-53) — 2026-01-31
- 13.0.4 (sdk-51) — 2024-06-10
- 12.8.2 (sdk-50) — 2023-12-19
- 58.0.3 — 2026-09-29
- 58.0.2 — 2026-09-21
- 58.0.1 — 2026-09-11
- 57.0.5 — 2026-09-11
- 58.0.0 — 2026-09-10
- … 281 more at https://npm.io/package/expo-contacts/versions

## README

<p>
  <a href="https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/contacts/">
    <img
      src="../../.github/resources/expo-contacts.svg"
      alt="expo-contacts"
      height="64" />
  </a>
</p>

Provides access to the phone's system contacts.

# API documentation

- [Documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/contacts/)
- [Documentation for the main branch](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/unversioned/sdk/contacts/)

# Installation in managed Expo projects

For [managed](https://docs.expo.dev/archive/managed-vs-bare/) Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the [API documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/contacts/).

# Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have [installed and configured the `expo` package](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules/) before continuing.

### Add the package to your npm dependencies

```
npx expo install expo-contacts
```

### Configure for Android

Add `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` and optionally `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS` permissions to your manifest (`android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`):

```xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
```

### Configure for iOS

Add `NSContactsUsageDescription` key to your `Info.plist`:

```xml
<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to access your contacts</string>
```

Run `npx pod-install` after installing the npm package.

# Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/expo/expo#contributing).

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