Address Book Access

The Address Book Access Widget is a simple-to-implement snippet of JavaScript that you can embed on any web page. The Widget allows visitors to a particular site to (1) seamlessly import contacts from multiple address books, (2) select entries, and (3) enter selected data into web page forms. For the millions of existing Plaxo members, the Widget allows them to access their complete Plaxo address book directly from your site.

Why should I implement this?

Let your users access their existing address book from your site
Save them from typing in their friends' e-mail addresses AGAIN.
It's really easy to set up
…and you can avoid having to write your own Hotmail import.
It's FREE for you to use
No strings, we just want everyone to have an up-to-date address book.

Here's a simple example of the Address Book Access widget in action.

Check out how other sites are using the Address Book Access Widget.

Adding the Address Book Chooser to your site

Getting the Address Book Access widget on your site is quick and easy.
Just follow these steps:

NOTE: This is currently a BETA product.
The contents of the widget are subject to change. We will announce future developments on this site.

Create a new web page somewhere on your site with the following HTML:
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://labs.plaxo.com/ab_chooser/abc_comm.jsdyn"></script> </head> <body></body> </html>
You can name this page whatever you want (e.g. /mypages/plaxo_cb.html), and you will need to enter its full path below.
IMPORTANT: This file must be hosted on the same site as the page you will be launching the widget from (e.g. mysite.mydomain.com), and they must both be accessible by the same protocol (HTTP, or HTTPS, whichever you are using). Specifically, the widget won't work if you try and load the .html page from your filesystem directly into your browser; it must be loaded via your web or application server.
Add the following HTML inside the HEAD of the page you want to launch the widget from:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://labs.plaxo.com/css/m/js/util.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://labs.plaxo.com/css/m/js/basic.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://labs.plaxo.com/css/m/js/abc_launcher.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script>
Make sure the textarea you want to have filled with names and e-mail addresses has an id:
e.g. <textarea id="recipient_list" name="recipients"></textarea>.
Add a button to your page to launch the address book access widget:
First, enter the details you've chosen from the previous steps. This will dynamically update the final code snippet below.

ID of the textarea to fill recipient data with (from step 3):
e.g. recipient_list

Absolute path to your callback page (from step 1):
e.g. /mypages/plaxo_cb.html

Once you've filled in the details, add the resulting code to your page to create the button that will launch the widget. You can substitute your own button image, just keep the onclick code the same.
You're ready to go!
Give your page a try. If you're having trouble, try viewing the source of our working demo and make sure you've got all the details correct. You can also get help by visiting our forums or checking the ops blog.

Once you've added the widget to your site, please let us know by posting a link on our forum. We'll feature the best sites in our Developer Gallery.

Address Book Access

Easy-to-integrate web widget

Why should I implement this?

Adding the Address Book Chooser to your site