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Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. 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/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"
'  }

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("name", "Multiple purchases")
json.UpdateBool("favorite", True)
json.UpdateString("description", "List of repeat customers")

'  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/contact_lists", 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)

'  {
'    "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



Dim list_id As String = jResp.StringOf("list_id")
Dim name As String = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim description As String = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim favorite As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("favorite")
Dim created_at As String = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
Dim updated_at As String = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")