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Fetching the user's own email address with Yahoo! Contacts API (the OAuth one)

Hey there!

I'm wondering if it is even possible to get the user's email address from the GUID (if there is one). I'd love to have this information as it would be useful to display it to the user (internally we use the GUID). I did search all the headers and the OAuth tokens for such information but I was unable to find it.

I do realize that the user might change the email address and that the GUID is unique and immutable but I'd still rather display an email address.

Thanks,
Tiago Macedo

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  • Unfortunately no, there isn't a method for making a guid to e-mail conversion. Since the GUID is utilized over many different Yahoo! services, it may correlate to many different e-mail addresses or logins, which would be the issue in converting it to something identifiable I'm afraid.

    Jonathan LeBlanc
    Senior Software Engineer
    Yahoo! Developer Network
    Twitter: jcleblanc

    QUOTE (Tiago @ Jun 26 2009, 04:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Hey there!

    I'm wondering if it is even possible to get the user's email address from the GUID (if there is one). I'd love to have this information as it would be useful to display it to the user (internally we use the GUID). I did search all the headers and the OAuth tokens for such information but I was unable to find it.

    I do realize that the user might change the email address and that the GUID is unique and immutable but I'd still rather display an email address.

    Thanks,
    Tiago Macedo
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  • Why cant i get yahoo mail address when query user profile? I get all email but yahoo mail address and I need yahoo mail address to send mails using yahoo mail api (because from field)

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  • Is there is any  process from which I can get yahoo id of current log in user ????
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