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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. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new 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"
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("name", "Multiple purchases");
        json.updateBool("favorite", true);
        json.updateString("description", "List of repeat customers");

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

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

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

        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            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");
    }
}