Issue with Google API People :: AddContact - php

Question

I have implemented the Google API in PHP as a service and using the Google_Service_ServicePeople() to add a contact. That works and I am getting back a proper result as a paople object. In addition when I call the people_connections->listPeopleConnections method I am getting back the contacts that I have created in my tests. However, when I go to contacts.google.com no contact will be shown.
Maybe it is a missunderstanding from my site, but I thought that based on the appsettings on my account, the new contacts will be created (added) to my account, won't they?
$client = new Google_Client();
$client->setApplicationName ('VABS-CONTACT-TEST');
$client->setAuthConfig($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/includes/classes/Google/auth.json');
$client->addScope (Google_Service_Peopleservice::CONTACTS);
$peopleService = new Google_Service_PeopleService($client);
$person = new Google_Service_PeopleService_Person();
$name = new Google_Service_People_Name();
$name->setDisplayName ('FirstName LastName');
$name->setFamilyName ('LastName');
$name->setGivenName('FirstName');
$email = new Google_Service_People_EmailAddress();
$email->value = 'xxx#xxx.xx';
$person->setNames ($name);
$person->setEmailAddresses ($email);
$result = $peopleService->people->createContact ($person);
The response looks like:
Google_Service_PeopleService_Person Object
(
[collection_key:protected] => userDefined
[addressesType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_Address
[addressesDataType:protected] => array
[ageRange] =>
[ageRangesType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_AgeRangeType
[ageRangesDataType:protected] => array
[biographiesType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_Biography
[biographiesDataType:protected] => array
[birthdaysType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_Birthday
[birthdaysDataType:protected] => array
[braggingRightsType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_BraggingRights
[braggingRightsDataType:protected] => array
[coverPhotosType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_CoverPhoto
[coverPhotosDataType:protected] => array
[emailAddressesType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_EmailAddress
[emailAddressesDataType:protected] => array
[etag] => %Eh8BAgMEBQYHCAkKCwwNDg8QERITFBUWFzUZNDciJScuGgwBAgMEBQYHCAkKCwwiDFFrVXd2SnRpTFZZPQ==
[eventsType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_Event
[eventsDataType:protected] => array
[gendersType:protected] => Google_Service_PeopleService_Gender
.
.
.
.
(
)
[modelData:protected] => Array
(
[metadata] => Array
(
[sources] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[type] => CONTACT
[id] => 494c65970e1a12eb
[etag] => #QkUwvJtiLVY=
[updateTime] => 2018-04-04T13:58:27.710001Z
)
...
Using the
$peopleService->people_connections->listPeopleConnections('people/me',$options)
lists all the created contacts as expected.
But on my contacts.google.com page no contact will be shown. I am logged in as the same user I have created and granted access to the API.
Any ideas, hwy the contacts won't be shonw on contacts.google.com?
Many thanks!

Answer 1

After several tries it wasn't possible for me to get it solved. Therefore I have tried it now via the RapidWeb Solution. Now it is working and "the setup" with a guide - even though it tooks also 3 steps of getting the right account in place - is simple.
The main problem I had is to understand the logfic of OAuth2 and their possibilities to setup the correct OAuth2 Client.
In my case I needed to setup a Native Client (just choose "Other" as ApplicationType on the second screen in the Google API Console after creating a new OAuth2 ClientId)
Anyway. Many thanks for all who tried to help me! Much appreciated!
Cheers!