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Constant Contact - Restore a Deleted Contact

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Restores a previously deleted contact with a given id.

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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 PUT \
#   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts/{contact_id} \
#   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
#   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
#   -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
#   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
#   -d '{
# 
#     "first_name": "John",
#     "last_name": "Byrd",
#     "email_address": {
#         "address": "example@example.com",
#         "permission_to_send": "explicit"
#       },
#     "update_source": "Contact",
#     "list_memberships":["{list_id1}","{list_id2}"]
# }'

# 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.

# {
#   "first_name": "John",
#   "last_name": "Byrd",
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "example@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "explicit"
#   },
#   "update_source": "Contact",
#   "list_memberships": [
#     "{list_id1}",
#     "{list_id2}"
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("first_name","John");
$json->UpdateString("last_name","Byrd");
$json->UpdateString("email_address.address",'example@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","explicit");
$json->UpdateString("update_source","Contact");
$json->UpdateString("list_memberships[0]","{list_id1}");
$json->UpdateString("list_memberships[1]","{list_id2}");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Cache-Control","no-cache");

$sbRequestBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->EmitSb($sbRequestBody);

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpSb("PUT","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts/{contact_id}",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","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}",
#   "first_name": "John",
#   "last_name": "Byrd",
#   "update_source": "Contact",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "created_at": "2013-04-01T15:07:07-04:00",
#   "updated_at": "2018-02-20T16:47:40-05:00",
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "example@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
#     "created_at": "2013-04-01T15:07:07-04:00",
#     "updated_at": "2018-02-20T16:47:40-05:00",
#     "opt_in_source": "Account",
#     "opt_in_date": "2015-03-17T11:13:28-04:00",
#     "confirm_status": "off"
#   }
# }

# 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");
$first_name = $jResp->stringOf("first_name");
$last_name = $jResp->stringOf("last_name");
$update_source = $jResp->stringOf("update_source");
$create_source = $jResp->stringOf("create_source");
$created_at = $jResp->stringOf("created_at");
$updated_at = $jResp->stringOf("updated_at");
$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");