Java

Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists \
    //   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases");
    json.UpdateBool("favorite",true);
    json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
    http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    System.out.println("Response Body:");
    System.out.println(jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "list_id": "{list_id}",
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    String list_id = jResp.stringOf("list_id");
    String name = jResp.stringOf("name");
    String description = jResp.stringOf("description");
    boolean favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite");
    String created_at = jResp.stringOf("created_at");
    String updated_at = jResp.stringOf("updated_at");
  }
}