Contacts from iPhone not syncing to iCloud or Mac

Hi audsp,

It sounds like your contacts aren't syncing from your iPhone to your Mac from the Contacts App. We're glad you've joined us in Apple Support Communities, and we can provide some assistance.

How do you have contacts set up? First, check on your iPhone in Settings > Contacts > Accounts and see which accounts say the word "Contacts" in small grey text under each account listed there. This will help you to locate your contacts. Oftentimes it's iCloud that's managing them, but not always, so it's best to double-check this. 

If you confirm that iCloud is managing your contacts, and you think you may have deleted them, follow the steps in If you accidentally deleted your calendars, bookmarks, or contacts from iCloud. This link will guide you through the steps on how to recover contacts that were stored in iCloud. 

If you use a third-party service, such as an email provider to manage your contacts, you'll want to follow the advice in the section, "Add Contacts from third-party accounts" in Set up and use iCloud Contacts. 

If the issue remains after following those steps, let us know if it was an iCloud account or another type of account managing your contacts.

We hope that helps with your question and take care!

Hi audsp,

Is iCloud managing your contacts or is it another service? What did you find exactly when you followed the steps in, "Add Contacts from third-party accounts" in Set up and use iCloud Contacts.

Have you had the chance to double-check your Contact apps settings on your Mac? Follow the steps in the section "Add an account you already use on your Mac" in Add contacts from iCloud, Google, and more to Contacts on Mac. You'll want to make sure that the checkbox is enabled for each account you use.

If the issue remains, let us know which services are managing your contacts and which steps you tried from above.

Best!