# \[Suggestion\] Duplicate contacts detection **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹī¸ Support\ **Tags:** contacts-app\ **Created:** [October 7, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/suggestion-duplicate-contacts-detection/38561 "2018-10-07T13:13:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cyrille\_G](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/cyrille_g/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Cyrille\_G](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Cyrille_G)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/suggestion-duplicate-contacts-detection/38561/1 "2018-10-07T13:13:17Z")
avoid duplicate contacts on import by showing duplicate entry and let the user choice to merge on existing contact also interface must permit to delete easily duplicate entries by selecting them by check and actions as in files view. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/suggestion-duplicate-contacts-detection/38561/2 "2018-10-07T13:27:03Z")
There is an opened request on our tracker here: [https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/issues/70](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/issues/70) 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 7, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/suggestion-duplicate-contacts-detection/38561/3 "2018-10-07T13:27:06Z")
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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/suggestion-duplicate-contacts-detection/38561/4 "2024-12-09T15:23:55Z")