I get this requirement from few of my customers that, How to hide External Contacts from GAL.

  1. Connect to Exchange Online Powershell
  2. Run below Command:

Set-MailContact -Identity “[email protected]” -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true

Feel free to comment for any questions.

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2 thoughts on “How to hide External Contacts from GAL (Global Address List)”
    1. Multiple contacts you may use csv file(Create csv with “Email” column) : Import-Csv -Path “C:\User.csv” | Foreach{Set-Mailcontact -Identity $_.Email -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true}

      For All : Get-Mailcontact | Set-MailContact -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true

      Feel free to comment back if you have any questions.

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