(PHP ActiveX) Constant Contact: Create a Contact

Creates a single contact.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/contacts_create.html#cURL2

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<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// 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"
//   }
// }

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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->AuthToken = 'ACCESS_TOKEN';
$http->SetRequestHeader('cache-control','no-cache');
$http->SetRequestHeader('accept','application/json');

// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts','application/json',$json);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

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

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\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');

?>