Perl

Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact. Perl

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST \
#   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
#   -H 'accept: application/json' \
#   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
#   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
#   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
#   -d '{
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
#   },
#   "first_name": "David",
#   "last_name": "Nipper",
#   "job_title": "Musician",
#   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "birthday_month": 11,
#   "birthday_day": 24,
#   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
#   "steet_addresses":{
#     "kind":"home",
#     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
#     "city": "Chicago",
#     "state": "Illinois",
#     "country": "United States",
#   }
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
#   },
#   "first_name": "David",
#   "last_name": "Nipper",
#   "job_title": "Musician",
#   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "birthday_month": 11,
#   "birthday_day": 24,
#   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
#   "steet_addresses": {
#     "kind": "home",
#     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
#     "city": "Chicago",
#     "state": "Illinois",
#     "country": "United States"
#   }
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("email_address.address",'danipper@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit");
$json->UpdateString("first_name","David");
$json->UpdateString("last_name","Nipper");
$json->UpdateString("job_title","Musician");
$json->UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.");
$json->UpdateString("create_source","Account");
$json->UpdateInt("birthday_month",11);
$json->UpdateInt("birthday_day",24);
$json->UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15");
$json->UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home");
$json->UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road");
$json->UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago");
$json->UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois");
$json->UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States");

$http->SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
$http->SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");
$http->SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
#     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "opt_in_source": "Account",
#     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "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": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$contact_id = $jResp->stringOf("contact_id");
$email_addressAddress = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.address");
$email_addressPermission_to_send = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.permission_to_send");
$email_addressCreated_at = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.created_at");
$email_addressUpdated_at = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.updated_at");
$email_addressOpt_in_source = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.opt_in_source");
$email_addressOpt_in_date = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.opt_in_date");
$email_addressConfirm_status = $jResp->stringOf("email_address.confirm_status");
$first_name = $jResp->stringOf("first_name");
$last_name = $jResp->stringOf("last_name");
$job_title = $jResp->stringOf("job_title");
$company_name = $jResp->stringOf("company_name");
$birthday_month = $jResp->IntOf("birthday_month");
$birthday_day = $jResp->IntOf("birthday_day");
$anniversary = $jResp->stringOf("anniversary");
$create_source = $jResp->stringOf("create_source");
$created_at = $jResp->stringOf("created_at");
$updated_at = $jResp->stringOf("updated_at");