Send Contact
Interactive in the conversation
Best when the recipient wants to act immediately. Tapping the card reveals the available call, email, copy, and Add to Contacts actions.
Share from Messages
The right contact.Already in the conversation.
Search the contacts you have chosen to share, then send an interactive contact card or a visual QR name card—without leaving Messages.
See how it works Available in Messages on iPhone and iPad
Inside Messages
More formats in the appAuthentic screens from the current app.
Two formats
Interactive card or QR name card
No source edits
Sharing never changes the original
Useful on arrival
Call, email, copy, or add
Three deliberate steps
Share without breaking your flow.
No copy-and-paste scavenger hunt. Choose a person and a format while the conversation stays in view.
- 01
Open Cloud Contacts in Messages
Open a conversation, reveal the Messages app drawer, and choose Cloud Contacts.
- 02
Find the right person
Search by name, phone number, or email. The list uses the contacts you have made available for sharing.
- 03
Choose what to send
Tap the person, then choose an interactive contact or a visual QR name card. Review the composer and send when ready.
Choose the outcome
One person. Two useful ways to send.
Send QR Name Card
Visual and easy to hand off
Best for a recognizable name card that can also be scanned from another screen. The code carries the same compact shared details.
For the recipient
A card should be useful, not decorative.
When Cloud Contacts is available on the recipient's device, the actions match the details you shared. Adding a person is always explicit, and the app checks accessible matching phone and email records before knowingly creating another copy.
Call
Use the shared preferred phone number.
Start a message to the shared email address.
Add to Contacts
Save the person after granting Contacts permission.
Copy details
Copy the shared name, phone, and email.
You choose the contact. You choose the moment.
Cloud Contacts prepares the selected card on your device and hands it to Messages. It does not turn the contact into a public profile, grant access to the source account, or create an ongoing sync.
Share intentionally
Anyone in the conversation can read the details in the card, just as they can read the rest of the conversation.
The Messages card contains a compact copy. Your original contact stays with its provider and is not modified by sharing.
Quick answers
Before you share.
Does sharing change or synchronize the original contact?+
No. Messages receives a copy of the selected name and preferred phone or email. The original provider record is not edited and no synchronization relationship is created.
Which contact fields are included?+
The Messages card is deliberately compact: the contact name plus the preferred phone number and email address when available. Use the app's full contact export when the recipient needs every exportable field.
Where is the Messages extension available?+
You can open the Cloud Contacts extension from Messages on iPhone and iPad. A recipient can see the card in the conversation; Cloud Contacts is required for its in-app actions, while the visual QR name card can be scanned separately.
Can anyone in the conversation read the card?+
Yes. Treat the card like any other message containing personal information. Share it only in a conversation where every participant should receive those details.
Why is my contact list empty in Messages?+
Open Cloud Contacts once to unlock the selected contact library, then choose the providers, groups, or people you want available to system integrations and sharing.
Put a cleaner contact card in the conversation.
Need to choose individual fields, send a contact file, or use an expiring link? Explore the main app’s Share Contact workflow. The Messages extension keeps its own compact composer.
Download Cloud Contacts, choose which contacts are available for sharing, and open the extension from Messages.
iPhone & iPad
Mac