# HowTo: Which attributes are used by Contacts app by default **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Tags:** contacts-app\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789 "2019-01-22T11:41:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/1 "2019-01-22T11:41:55Z")
Based on my problems with 3 addressbooks, migrated, synchronized, merged, edited manually etc etc I want to start here something as a HowTo. This is the former topic: [[Bug][Help] All attributes with "TYPE=x" are hidden - List of valid contact attributes wanted](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/bug-help-all-attributes-with-type-x-are-hidden-list-of-valid-contact-attributes-wanted/45674) Versions: - NC 15.0.2 - Contacts 3.0.2 What I did: - Created a new contract with all available attributes (German translations of App GUI) - Exported to VCF file - Seperated attributes and values - Added Syntax and Syntax Check to the table - Tried to identify the syntax checks I’m not an expert in CardDAV. So this is just what I found. Please support if you find anything wrong or not clear documented. Here the exported VCF file: ``` BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.1.6//EN UID:c7d113b8-6977-4056-8922-4d76ae7fef8b FN:display-name ADR;TYPE=HOME:adresse-privat-postfach;adresse-privat-erweiterte...;adresse- privat-adresse-straße;adresse-privat-stadt;adresse-privat-bundesland;adress e-privat-postleitzahl;adresse-privat-land ADR;TYPE=WORK:adresse-arbeit-postfach;adresse-arbeit-erweiterte...;adresse- arbeit-adresse-straße;adresse-arbeit-stadt;adresse-arbeit-bundesland;adress e-arbeit-postleitzahl;adresse-arbeit-land ADR;TYPE=OTHER:adresse-andere-postfach;adresse-andere-erweiterte...;adresse -andere-adresse-straße;adresse-andere-stadt;adresse-andere-bundesland;adres se-andere-postleitzahl;adresse-andere-land EMAIL;TYPE=HOME:e-mail-privat@gmx.de TEL;TYPE="HOME,VOICE":tel-privat TEL;TYPE="WORK,VOICE":tel-arbeit TEL;TYPE=CELL:tel-mobil TEL;TYPE="WORK,CELL":tel-mobil-arbeit TEL;TYPE="HOME,CELL":tel-mobil-privat TEL;TYPE=FAX:tel-fax TEL;TYPE="WORK,FAX":tel-fax-arbeit TEL;TYPE="WORK,FAX":tel-fax-arbeit TEL;TYPE=PAGER:tel-pager TEL;TYPE=VOICE:tel-anruf TEL;TYPE=CAR:tel-auto TEL;TYPE="WORK,PAGER":tel-pager-arbeit ORG:display-firma TITLE:display-titel CATEGORIES:WS N:detaillierter-name-nachname;detaillierter-name-vorname;detaillierter-name -zusätzliche;detaillierter-name-präfix;detaillierter-name-suffix URL:https://internetseite1.de URL:https://internetseite2.de RELATIONSHIP:COLLEAGUE CLOUD;TYPE=HOME:federated-cloud-id-privat CLOUD;TYPE=WORK:federated-cloud-id-arbeit CLOUD;TYPE=OTHER:federated-cloud-id-andere EMAIL;TYPE=WORK:e-mail-arbeit@gmx.de EMAIL;TYPE=OTHER:e-mail-andere@gmx.de NOTE:Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notiz en\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen\, Notizen EMAIL;TYPE=HOME:e-mail-privat2@gmx.de EMAIL;TYPE=HOME:e-mail-privat3@gmx.de BDAY:20190121T190614 X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=facebook:soziales-netzwerk-facbook X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=GITHUB:soziales-netzwerk-github X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=GOOGLEPLUS:soziales-netzwerk-google+ X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=INSTAGRAM:soziales-netzwerk-instagram X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=LINKEDIN:soziales-netzwerk-pinterest X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=PINTEREST:soziales-netzwerk-pinterest X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=QZONE:soziales-netzwerk-qzone X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=TUMBLR:soziales-netzwerk-tumblr X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=TWITTER:soziales-netzwerk-twitter X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=WECHAT:soziales-netzwerk-wechat X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=YOUTUBE:soziales-netzwerk-youtube X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=MASTODON:soziales-netzwerk-mastodon X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=DIASPORA:soziales-netzwerk-diasprora X-SOCIALPROFILE;TYPE=OTHER:soziales-netzwerk-other_social_media NICKNAME:spitzname END:VCARD ``` Entry with German GUI: ![grafik](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/59bbd8ec0aa94dc63411b083498287fe4bf71329.png) Entry with English GUI: ![grafik](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/45ee32a63626349f7d9305bb33a1919b1db6a0dc.png) Current status of the Excel file containing all information: ![grafik](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3caa0f107f806a5e3f42e3ac7ff687ae6a157ed5.png) I do not know how to upload an Excel file to this posting. Feel free to PN me for sending. @skjnldsv, your input? 😃 [RFC 2426](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426) vCard: Vcard 3.0 [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426#section-3.3.1](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426#section-3.3.1) Vcard 4.0 [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350#section-6.4.1](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350#section-6.4.1) ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/2 "2019-01-22T11:49:27Z")
Maybe @davdroid also has inputs regarding the use of DAVx5 together with Nextcloud Contacts app? ---
**Author:** ![skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/skjnldsv/32/13763_2.png) [@skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/skjnldsv)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/3 "2019-01-22T11:57:23Z")
Hey! I’ll suggest you export your full addressbook into a vcf file and then do the following 1. open it with a proper text editor (sublime text, atom, vscode…) 2. search and replace `DAVDROID1.` with an empty string 3. repeat for every DAVDROID prefix you encounter (I recommend that you search with the regex mode enabled and this string: `DAVDROID[0-9]\.`, this is going to be much faster) 4. search and replace `x-mobil` by `"CELL,VOICE"` 5. search and replace `x-privat` by `"HOME,VOICE"` 6. continue this process for every unknown property 7. remove every line containing `X-ABLABEL` (again, you can also search for `.*X-ABLABEL.+\n` with the regex mode and replace by an empty string) Which result in: ``` BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.1.2//EN UID:5f94f417-f457-49ec-a53e-89f53bf9df6e FN:Nina Buxdehude N:;Nina Buxdehude;;; TEL;TYPE="CELL,VOICE":017-444-55555 TEL;TYPE="HOME,VOICE":+4917123456789 NOTE:Ich bin eine Notiz URL;TYPE=X-OTHER;VALUE=URI:https://help.nextcloud.com REV:20170823T182609Z END:VCARD ``` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/4 "2019-01-22T12:07:06Z")
Thats exactly what I wanted to do! And thanks for the RegEx tipps … this I have to learn first. 😀 I assume also URL should have been replaced!?!? ```auto URL;TYPE=X-OTHER;VALUE=URI:https://help.nextcloud.com ``` ```auto URL:https://help.nextcloud.com ``` ---
**Author:** ![skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/skjnldsv/32/13763_2.png) [@skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/skjnldsv)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/5 "2019-01-22T12:20:58Z")
You can yes, but it’s not mandatory. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rfc2822](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/rfc2822/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@rfc2822](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/rfc2822)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/6 "2019-01-22T13:35:11Z")
> [@hustenfrei](#): > > Maybe @davdroid also has inputs regarding the use of DAVx5 together with Nextcloud Contacts app? If I can help… 🙂 Are there any specific questions? Btw, I don’t recommend to apply regular expressions to vCards (except for quick-and-dirty hacking). Things can break, for instance [folding](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426#section-2.6); and there are differences between vCard 3 and vCard 4 syntax. I’d always use a vCard parsing/generating library to modify vCards. ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/7 "2019-01-25T22:21:35Z")
OMG: What is that? ``` ADR;TYPE=x-privat;LABEL=Wangen / Neuravensburg:;;;Wangen / Neurav ensburg;;; ``` There is no`:` in this entry!?!? What is `LABEL` ? ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/8 "2019-01-25T22:26:59Z")
> [@skjnldsv](#): > > remove every line containing `X-ABLABEL` > (again, you can also search for `.*X-ABLABEL.+\n` with the regex mode and replace by an empty string) This search is not finding any of these lines with Notepad++, Reg-Search: ``` X-ABLABEL:Mobil X-ABLABEL:Privat ``` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/9 "2019-01-25T22:40:18Z")
What to do with that? ``` GROUPEDLOGS1.URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/ti.ni.3114 GROUPEDLOGS1.X-ABLABEL:Other ``` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/10 "2019-01-25T23:28:01Z")
Verion 4.0 !?!?!?!?! With ```auto NOTE:FIN: 153615 ``` ``` BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:4.0 PRODID:+//IDN bitfire.at//DAVdroid/1.6.5-play ez-vcard/0.10.2 UID:d42bc848-96d2-46ea-8704-3205e78cb7ae FN:Fodor N:Fodor;;;; NOTE:FIN: 153615 REV:20170811T174935Z END:VCARD ``` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/11 "2019-01-25T23:30:32Z")
What to do with that? `ADR;TYPE=home;LABEL=Bregenz :;;;Bregenz ;;;` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/12 "2019-01-25T23:33:41Z")
VCard 3.0: Can this be deleted? `CLASS:PUBLIC` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/13 "2019-01-25T23:38:28Z")
VCard 4.0: Can this be deleted? `PRODID:+//IDN bitfire.at//DAVdroid/1.9.10-beta-gplay ez-vcard/0.10.3` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/14 "2019-01-26T00:20:22Z")
VCard 3.0: What is that? `ITEMTEL491627199998.TEL:+49 162 7199998` ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/15 "2019-01-26T01:55:40Z")
Can I delete these entries? ``` UID:0ed8f7e6-6cee-470f-a29a-a0b7f69bc83a REV:2017-12-29T23:16:42Z ``` ---
**Author:** ![skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/skjnldsv/32/13763_2.png) [@skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/skjnldsv)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/16 "2019-01-26T11:07:38Z")
> [@hustenfrei](#): > > ```auto > ADR;TYPE=x-privat;LABEL=Wangen / Neuravensburg:;;;Wangen / Neurav > ensburg;;; > > ``` > > There is no `:` in this entry!?!? What is `LABEL` ? Yes there is after `Neuravensburg` > [@hustenfrei](#): > > What to do with that? > > ```auto > GROUPEDLOGS1.URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/ti.ni.3114 > GROUPEDLOGS1.X-ABLABEL:Other > > ``` Remove the first part before the dot: `URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/ti.ni.3114` You can drop the `X-ABLABEL` > [@hustenfrei](#): > > What to do with that? > > `ADR;TYPE=home;LABEL=Bregenz :;;;Bregenz ;;;` It’s a proper value here. Though quite incomplete address 🙂 > [@hustenfrei](#): > > VCard 3.0: What is that? > > `ITEMTEL491627199998.TEL:+49 162 7199998` Same, you can cut before the dot: `TEL:+49 162 7199998` > [@hustenfrei](#): > > Can I delete these entries? > > ```auto > UID:0ed8f7e6-6cee-470f-a29a-a0b7f69bc83a > REV:2017-12-29T23:16:42Z > > ``` No. Though if you don’t have a UID and import it, the contacts app will generate a new one for you. > [@hustenfrei](#): > > `PRODID:+//IDN bitfire.at//DAVdroid/1.9.10-beta-gplay ez-vcard/0.10.3` You can keep it ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/17 "2019-01-26T11:34:56Z")
Thx a lot @skjnldsv! 👍 I already cleaned up my 3 address books with ~ 1.300 entries 😅 I’m pretty sure that this HowTo will help lot of others. Next question: Some entries are VCard 4.0 and have entries like this: `VERSION:4.0` `PRODID:+//IDN bitfire.at//DAVdroid/1.10.1.1-gplay ez-vcard/0.10.3` 1. Where do they come from? 2. They are working with Contacts. But why do you use VCard 3.0 as default? ---
**Author:** ![skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/skjnldsv/32/13763_2.png) [@skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/skjnldsv)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/18 "2019-01-26T11:50:32Z")
They come from davdroid. We support both. We use vcard4 by default. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/hustenfrei/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hustenfrei](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/hustenfrei)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/19 "2019-01-26T12:55:56Z")
> [@skjnldsv](#): > > We support both. We use vcard4 by default. 🙂 But entries created with Contacts always start with ```auto BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 ``` 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/skjnldsv/32/13763_2.png) [@skjnldsv](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/skjnldsv)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789/20 "2019-03-02T10:08:22Z")
The contacts app does create 4.0 vcards by default > [Next page](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-which-attributes-are-used-by-contacts-app-by-default/45789.md?page=2)