Adding and importing contacts in Proton Contacts

In this article, we show you how to create new contacts in Proton Contacts and how to import contacts from a CSV or VCF (vCard) file. 

Add contacts

1. Open the Proton Mail web app at mail.proton.me(nytt vindu) and sign in.
2. Click Contacts icon from the side panel on the right to open it.
3. Select Add contact.

3. Fill in the new contact’s details and click Save.

Import contacts

If you wish to import contacts from a different email provider or contact list, you must first obtain a CSV or VCF (vCard) file that contains the contacts you wish to add.

Learn how to export contacts from other mail providers

Once you have the list of contacts you wish to add, please ensure your file is formatted in UTF-8 and follow these steps:

1. Open the Proton Mail web app at mail.proton.me(nytt vindu) and sign in.
2. Click Contacts icon from the side panel on the right to open it.
3. Select Import contacts.

4. You can choose between:
   • Import from Google. Connect to your Google account via OAuth. All your contacts will be imported.
   • Import from Outlook. Connect to your Microsoft Outlook account via OAuth. All your contacts will be imported.
   • Import from .csv or vCard. Choose a CSV or VCF file from your device and make sure it does not exceed 10 MB or 10,000 contacts. Otherwise, you will have to split the file into smaller parts.

Once imported, your new contacts will be protected by end-to-end encryption in Proton Contacts.