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title: ContactOwnerSharingRule
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description: Represents the rules for sharing a contact with a User other than the owner.
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# ContactOwnerSharingRule

Represents the rules for sharing a contact with a User other than the owner.

![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note.png)

#### Note

To enable access to this object for your org, contact Salesforce customer support. However, we recommend that you instead use Metadata API to programmatically update owner sharing rules because it triggers automatic sharing rule recalculation. The [SharingRules](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_sharingrules.htm) Metadata API type is enabled for all orgs.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| ContactAccessLevel | 
Type

picklist

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description

A value that represents the type of access granted to the target Group, UserRole, or User for Contacts. The possible values are:

- Read
- Edit





 |
| Description | 

Type

textarea

Properties

Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

A description of the sharing rule. Maximum size is 1000 characters. This field is available in API version 29.0 and later.



 |
| DeveloperName | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description

The unique name of the object in the API. This name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your org. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. In managed packages, this field prevents naming conflicts on package installations. With this field, a developer can change the object’s name in a managed package and the changes are reflected in a subscriber’s organization. Corresponds to **Rule Name** in the user interface.

This field is available in API version 24.0 and later.

![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/images/icon_note.png)

#### Note

When creating large sets of data, always specify a unique DeveloperName for each record. If no DeveloperName is specified, performance may slow while Salesforce generates one for each record.















 |
| GroupId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Sort

Description

The ID representing the source group. A Contact owned by a User in the source Group triggers the rule to give access.



 |
| Name | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description

Label of the sharing rule as it appears in the user interface. Limited to 80 characters. Corresponds to **Label** on the user interface.



 |
| UserOrGroupId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Sort

Description

The ID representing the User or Group being granted access.



 |

## Usage

Use this object to manage the sharing rules for contacts.

#### See Also

- [Contact](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contact.htm "Represents a contact, which is a person associated with an account.")
- [ContactShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contactshare.htm "Represents a list of access levels to a Contact along with an explanation of the access level. For example, if you have access to a record because you own it, the ContactAccessLevel is All and RowCause is Owner.")
- [_Metadata API Developer Guide_: SharingRules](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_sharingrules.htm "
    Metadata API Developer Guide: SharingRules - HTML (New Window)")