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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. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// 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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('name','Multiple purchases');
$json->UpdateBool('favorite',1);
$json->UpdateString('description','List of repeat customers');

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

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$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)

// {
//   "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');

?>