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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. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// 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"
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases")
loJson.UpdateBool("favorite",.T.)
loJson.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

// 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

lcList_id = loJResp.StringOf("list_id")
lcName = loJResp.StringOf("name")
lcDescription = loJResp.StringOf("description")
llFavorite = loJResp.BoolOf("favorite")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("created_at")
lcUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("updated_at")


release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp