Edit or delete contacts

1. Go to Google Contacts.
2. Point to a contact's name.
3. On the right, click Edit .
4. Edit the information.
5. Click Save.

Tip: You can't change details that automatically come from:

• Your contact's Google profile
• Your contact’s work, school or organisation
• Google Maps, if your contact is a business

1. Go to Google Contacts.
2. Select one of the following: 
   • A single contact: Tick the box next to the contact name.
   • Multiple contacts: Tick the boxes next to all the contacts that you want to delete.
   • All contacts: Tick the box next to any contact. At the top left, click the Down arrow    All.
3. At the top right, click More Delete Move to trash.
   • Your contacts are moved to Trash, where they'll stay for 30 days before they’re deleted permanently

Tip: To delete a contact permanently, go to "Trash," select the contact, then click Delete forever.

If you deleted a contact in the last 30 days, you can move it out of your bin.

Tip: Contacts deleted from your 'Other contacts' won’t appear in the bin. You can recover them if you undo all the changes within the past 30 days. Learn how to undo changes to your contacts in bulk.

1. Go to Google Contacts.
2. At the left, scroll down.
3. Click Bin.
4. Select an option.
   • A single contact: Tick the box next to the contact name.
   • Multiple contacts: Tick the boxes next to all the contacts that you want to recover.
   • All contacts: Tick the box next to any contact. At the top left, click Selection actions All.
5. At the top right, click Recover.

If you add or edit a contact, the update history remains available on the contact.

1. On your computer, go to Google Contacts.
2. Select the contact.

At the bottom right, the contact’s history appears under 'History'.

Tip: Older contacts may not have a record of their additions or edits.