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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object 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"
#   }
# }

$json = New-Object 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 = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")
    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")