(Go) Constant Contact - Create a List

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/lists_overview.html#create-a-list

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    success := false

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

    http := Http_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttp()

    // 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"
    // }

    json := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    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")

    resp := HttpResponse_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    sbResponseBody := StringBuilder_Ref.html">chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        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

    list_id := jResp.StringOf("list_id")
    name := jResp.StringOf("name")
    description := jResp.StringOf("description")
    favorite := jResp.BoolOf("favorite")
    created_at := jResp.StringOf("created_at")
    updated_at := jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()