B4X

Constant Contact - Add Contacts to List

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Demonstrates a call to add five existing contacts to two lists. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl -X POST \
'    https://api.cc.email/v3/activities/add_list_memberships \
'    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
'    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
'    -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
'    -H 'content-type: application/json' \
'    -d '{
'    "source": {
'      "contact_ids": [
'        "{contact_id1}",
'        "{contact_id2}",
'        "{contact_id3}",
'        "{contact_id4}",
'        "{contact_id5}",
'        "{contact_id6}"
'      ]
'    },
'    "list_ids": [
'      "{list_id1}",
'      "{list_id2}"
'    ]
'  }'

'  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.

'  {
'    "source": {
'      "contact_ids": [
'        "{contact_id1}",
'        "{contact_id2}",
'        "{contact_id3}",
'        "{contact_id4}",
'        "{contact_id5}",
'        "{contact_id6}"
'      ]
'    },
'    "list_ids": [
'      "{list_id1}",
'      "{list_id2}"
'    ]
'  }

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[0]", "{contact_id1}")
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[1]", "{contact_id2}")
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[2]", "{contact_id3}")
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[3]", "{contact_id4}")
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[4]", "{contact_id5}")
json.UpdateString("source.contact_ids[5]", "{contact_id6}")
json.UpdateString("list_ids[0]", "{list_id1}")
json.UpdateString("list_ids[1]", "{list_id2}")

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

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpJson("POST", "https://api.cc.email/v3/activities/add_list_memberships", json, "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResponseBody.Initialize
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jResp.Initialize
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Log("Response Body:")
Log(jResp.Emit)

Dim respStatusCode As Int = resp.StatusCode
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
    Log("Response Header:")
    Log(resp.Header)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


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

'  {
'    "activity_id": "activity_id",
'    "state": "initialized",
'    "created_at": "2018-02-28T13:49:41-05:00",
'    "updated_at": "2018-02-28T13:49:41-05:00",
'    "percent_done": 1,
'    "activity_errors": [
'    ],
'    "status": {
'      "list_count": 2
'    },
'    "_links": {
'      "self": {
'        "href": "/v3/activities/activity_id"
'      }
'    }
'  }

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



Dim activity_id As String = jResp.StringOf("activity_id")
Dim state As String = jResp.StringOf("state")
Dim created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
Dim updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")
Dim percent_done As Int = jResp.IntOf("percent_done")
Dim statusList_count As Int = jResp.IntOf("status.list_count")
Dim v_linksSelfHref As String = jResp.StringOf("_links.self.href")
Dim i As Int = 0
Dim count_i As Int = jResp.SizeOfArray("activity_errors")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    Dim errMsg As String = jResp.StringOf("activity_errors[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop