Contact app won't import contacts

[yataghan012]

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The issue you are facing:

Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? Y:

Steps to replicate it:

1. Go to contacts tab on web server
2. Import contacts from local file with a .vcf file
3. I get "Done importing 79 contacts into Contacts
   79 errors " with no contacts added

The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:

No log error related to contacts

Which type of contact file is ideal for the app to recognize them, version? extension?

update: I did it, but with a different export, from a different app.

[jtr]

There may be some details buried in your browser console (it’s been a little while since I’ve attempted an import so I’m going from memory).

There is a recent enhancement request in the queue for this that you may want to subscribe to as well as upvote to express your interest in it.

[scubamuc]

hey @yataghan012, tested this on a fresh install:

works fine

@yataghan012

update: I did it, but with a different export, from a different app.

can you be more precise?

@yataghan012

Which type of contact file is ideal for the app to recognize them, version? extension?

*.vcf
uft-8

[j-ed]

@scubamuc

@yataghan012

Which type of contact file is ideal for the app to recognize them, version? extension?

*.vcf
uft-8

You need to provide the VCard format information from the vcf file, which you usually find on top of it, when you open it using a text editor. E.g.

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0                         <<<==
...