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[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7780e22c188bddf8d4f75c13f44811b6f0c81be5903821be086207b27c5bf149/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f676f6f676c652f636c6f75642d657373656e7469616c2d636f6e74616374732f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/google/cloud-essential-contacts) [![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ed9332d7cc26179cf86b066f60fca35e1b571a38addb1965672fadb2c000a443/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646d2f676f6f676c652f636c6f75642d657373656e7469616c2d636f6e74616374732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/google/cloud-essential-contacts) - [API documentation](https://cloud.google.com/php/docs/reference/cloud-essential-contacts/latest) **NOTE:** This repository is part of [Google Cloud PHP](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php). Any support requests, bug reports, or development contributions should be directed to that project. ### Installation [](#installation) To begin, install the preferred dependency manager for PHP, [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Now install this component: ``` $ composer require google/cloud-essential-contacts ``` This component supports both REST over HTTP/1.1 and gRPC. In order to take advantage of the benefits offered by gRPC (such as streaming methods) please see our [gRPC installation guide](https://cloud.google.com/php/grpc). ### Authentication [](#authentication) Please see our [Authentication guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/blob/main/AUTHENTICATION.md) for more information on authenticating your client. Once authenticated, you'll be ready to start making requests. ### Sample [](#sample) ``` use Google\ApiCore\ApiException; use Google\Cloud\EssentialContacts\V1\Client\EssentialContactsServiceClient; use Google\Cloud\EssentialContacts\V1\Contact; use Google\Cloud\EssentialContacts\V1\GetContactRequest; // Create a client. $essentialContactsServiceClient = new EssentialContactsServiceClient(); // Prepare the request message. $request = (new GetContactRequest()) ->setName($formattedName); // Call the API and handle any network failures. try { /** @var Contact $response */ $response = $essentialContactsServiceClient->getContact($request); printf('Response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->serializeToJsonString()); } catch (ApiException $ex) { printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage()); } ``` ### Debugging [](#debugging) Please see our [Debugging guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/blob/main/DEBUG.md)for more information about the debugging tools. ### Version [](#version) This component is considered GA (generally available). As such, it will not introduce backwards-incompatible changes in any minor or patch releases. We will address issues and requests with the highest priority. ### Next Steps [](#next-steps) 1. Understand the [official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/essentialcontacts/docs). ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance82 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community22 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~46 days Recently: every ~60 days Total 38 Last Release 97d ago Major Versions v0.4.5 → v1.0.0-RC12024-06-21 PHP version history (3 changes)v0.2.12PHP >=7.4 v0.4.2PHP ^8.0 v1.0.5PHP ^8.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3901206952845568d7557a60855b097f6d1bafaa7a24020cfcf5bb8de74f9d28?d=identicon)[google-cloud](/maintainers/google-cloud) --- Top Contributors [![release-please[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/40688?v=4)](https://github.com/release-please[bot] "release-please[bot] (37 commits)")[![bshaffer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/103941?v=4)](https://github.com/bshaffer "bshaffer (26 commits)")[![gcf-owl-bot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/99011?v=4)](https://github.com/gcf-owl-bot[bot] "gcf-owl-bot[bot] (21 commits)")[![yoshi-automation](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44816363?v=4)](https://github.com/yoshi-automation "yoshi-automation (4 commits)")[![saranshdhingra](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1038319?v=4)](https://github.com/saranshdhingra "saranshdhingra (2 commits)")[![vishwarajanand](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7369612?v=4)](https://github.com/vishwarajanand "vishwarajanand (2 commits)")[![Hectorhammett](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9062626?v=4)](https://github.com/Hectorhammett "Hectorhammett (1 commits)")[![chingor13](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32483?v=4)](https://github.com/chingor13 "chingor13 (1 commits)")[![dwsupplee](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2079879?v=4)](https://github.com/dwsupplee "dwsupplee (1 commits)")[![ajupazhamayil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14087896?v=4)](https://github.com/ajupazhamayil "ajupazhamayil (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/google-cloud-essential-contacts/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/google-cloud-essential-contacts/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/google-cloud-essential-contacts) ``` ### Alternatives [googleads/google-ads-php Google Ads API client for PHP 3478.1M11](/packages/googleads-google-ads-php)[google/cloud-translate Cloud Translation Client for PHP 20316.9M100](/packages/google-cloud-translate)[google/analytics-data Google Analytics Data Client for PHP 1199.4M47](/packages/google-analytics-data)[google/cloud-vision Cloud Vision Client for PHP 1085.6M24](/packages/google-cloud-vision)[google/cloud-speech Cloud Speech Client for PHP 551.8M3](/packages/google-cloud-speech)[google/cloud-text-to-speech Cloud Text-to-Speech Client for PHP 661.1M5](/packages/google-cloud-text-to-speech) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)