Contacts from icloud

Hello Patblueeyes,

Thanks for asking the Apple Support Communities for help with restoring your contacts. I'm happy to check this out with you.

If you are using iCloud Contacts, when you log in with the same Apple ID and enabled iCloud Contacts, they will sync from iCloud back to your device: Keep your contacts up to date on all of your devices with iCloud - Apple Support

If you deleted a contact, you can restore it using the info in this article: iCloud: Restore contacts, calendars, and more in iCloud Settings

Thanks and have a wonderful day.