Google Directory API: Updaing address information

Question

Using the Directory API I am able to update the individual address attributes e.g. streetAddress, region and postalCode.

However the 'formatted' attribute still has the old address and it is this that shows in the users Directory profile. The 'formatted' attribute is not writable so how does this get updated with the new address?

Answer 1

I was having trouble getting my addresses to display correctly as well. But at the time I didn't know about the "formatted" attribute. After working with support, the solution was to also update the "formatted" field with whatever you want displayed for their address. It is a writeable attribute for me.

Example:

{
  "type":"work", 
  "formatted":"123 Nowhere Somewhereville MN 55555", 
  "streetAddress":"123 Nowhere",
  "locality":"Somewhereville", 
  "region":"MN", 
  "postalCode":"55555"
}