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# What are DOMAIN CONTACTS

The Google Workspace Directory contains two types of contacts, those from your Google Workspace accounts, and those of external contacts or **DOMAIN CONTACTS** as we call them in Patronum, or **DOMAIN SHARED CONTACTS** to give them their full name, as defined by Google. Domain Shared Contacts are created by the [Google Shared Contacts API](https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/domain-shared-contacts) and are visible to all users of a Google Workspace domain and all Google services have access to the contact list.

You can manage and add new Shared Contacts via Patronum within the DOMAIN CONTACTS section of Contacts.

![Domain Shared Contacts](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/661f215e36c4a800/image_1s9x7kp.png)

By default Google Contacts will only list contacts from valid Google Workspace accounts (domain profiles), it will not list external contacts. To list both Google Workspace accounts and external contacts/Domain Contacts you must enable this via the [Google Admin Console](https://admin.google.com/ac/appsettings/986128716205/sharing).

![Google Admin Contact Sharing](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/661f215e36c4a800/image_1yoass5.png)

Using the Shared Contacts option is a great way of hosting a central list of company contacts, such as suppliers, clients etc.