Added in [API level 5](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes#constants)

# ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes

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` public static interface ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes `   
` `

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| android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes |

Known indirect subclasses [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Callable), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Contactables](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Contactables), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SipAddress](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SipAddress), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal), [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Website](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Website) [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Callable) Convenient functionalities for "callable" data.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns) Columns common across the specific types. [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Contactables](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Contactables) A special class of data items, used to refer to types of data that can be used to attempt to start communicating with a person (`https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email`). [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email) A data kind representing an email address.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event) A data kind representing an event.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im) *This class was deprecated in API level 35. This field may not be well supported by some contacts apps and is discouraged to use.* [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname) A data kind representing the contact's nickname.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization) A data kind representing an organization.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone) A data kind representing a telephone number.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation) A data kind representing a relation.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SipAddress](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SipAddress) *This class was deprecated in API level 35. This field may not be well supported by some contacts apps and is discouraged to use.* [ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal) A data kind representing a postal addresses.
[ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Website](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Website) A data kind representing a website related to the contact.

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The base types that all "Typed" data kinds support.

## Summary

| ### Constants ||
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| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes#TYPE_CUSTOM` A custom type. |

## Constants

### TYPE_CUSTOM

Added in [API level 5](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final int TYPE_CUSTOM
```

A custom type. The custom label should be supplied by user.

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Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)