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Add, edit, or delete contacts in Yahoo Mail

Stop looking through multiple sources to find someone's contact details. Gather up all their info and save it in Yahoo Contacts along with their physical address, website, or birthday.

Add a new contact

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Graphic of Contacts icon..
  2. Click New Contact.
  3. Enter the contact's info.
  4. Click Save.

Edit a contact's info

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Graphic of Contacts icon..
  2. Select a contact.
  3. Click Edit Details.
  4. Make any changes you want.
  5. Click Save.

Delete a contact

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Graphic of Contacts icon..
  2. Select 1 or more contacts.
  3. Click Delete or Delete Contacts.
  4. Click Delete to confirm.

If a contact is deleted by mistake, you can attempt to recover deleted contacts.