C#

Constant Contact - Create a List

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

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.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"
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.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.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN";
http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

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

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("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");
bool favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite");
string created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at");
string updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at");