VB.NET

Constant Contact - Get Contact by Email Address

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Get the contact details for a given email address. VB.NET

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 New Chilkat.Http

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X GET \
'   'https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts?email=new_contact_email&status=all' \
'   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
'   -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
'   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
'   -H 'Postman-Token: 98980ee6-b99f-41a9-9a7a-3b5651d2ea7f' \
'   -H 'cache-control: no-cache'

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

http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader("Postman-Token","98980ee6-b99f-41a9-9a7a-3b5651d2ea7f")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts?email=danipper@example.com&status=all",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


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

' {
'   "contacts": [
'     {
'       "contact_id": "8207fa8e-13dd-11eb-8a66-fa163e37306a",
'       "email_address": {
'         "address": "danipper@example.com",
'         "permission_to_send": "implicit",
'         "created_at": "2020-10-21T20:39:25Z",
'         "updated_at": "2020-10-21T20:39:25Z",
'         "opt_in_source": "Account",
'         "opt_in_date": "2020-10-21T20:39:25Z",
'         "confirm_status": "off"
'       },
'       "first_name": "David",
'       "last_name": "Nipper",
'       "job_title": "Musician",
'       "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
'       "birthday_month": 11,
'       "birthday_day": 24,
'       "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
'       "create_source": "Account",
'       "created_at": "2020-10-21T20:39:25Z",
'       "updated_at": "2020-10-21T20:39:25Z"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' 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 contact_id As String
Dim email_addressAddress As String
Dim email_addressPermission_to_send As String
Dim email_addressCreated_at As String
Dim email_addressUpdated_at As String
Dim email_addressOpt_in_source As String
Dim email_addressOpt_in_date As String
Dim email_addressConfirm_status As String
Dim first_name As String
Dim last_name As String
Dim job_title As String
Dim company_name As String
Dim birthday_month As Integer
Dim birthday_day As Integer
Dim anniversary As String
Dim create_source As String
Dim created_at As String
Dim updated_at As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("contacts")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    contact_id = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].contact_id")
    email_addressAddress = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.address")
    email_addressPermission_to_send = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.permission_to_send")
    email_addressCreated_at = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.created_at")
    email_addressUpdated_at = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.updated_at")
    email_addressOpt_in_source = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.opt_in_source")
    email_addressOpt_in_date = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.opt_in_date")
    email_addressConfirm_status = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].email_address.confirm_status")
    first_name = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].first_name")
    last_name = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].last_name")
    job_title = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].job_title")
    company_name = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].company_name")
    birthday_month = jResp.IntOf("contacts[i].birthday_month")
    birthday_day = jResp.IntOf("contacts[i].birthday_day")
    anniversary = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].anniversary")
    create_source = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].create_source")
    created_at = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].created_at")
    updated_at = jResp.StringOf("contacts[i].updated_at")
    i = i + 1
End While