Add a new contact custom field, just like you would on the Custom Fields page of the admin section.
Endpoint:
/admin/api.php?api_action=list_field_add
HTTP method:
POST
Supported output formats:
xml, json, serialize
Requires authentication:
true
Parameters:
* indicates requirement. Underlined params include in URL, otherwise as part of the post body. POST data must be formatted as
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
. We don't accept any other input formats like JSON.
Variable
Description
api_action*
list_field_add
api_output
xml, json, or serialize (default is XML)
title*
Internal field name. Example: 'Field 1'
type*
Possible values: 1 = Text Field, 2 = Text Box (textarea), 3 = Checkbox, 4 = Radio, 5 = Dropdown, 6 = Hidden field, 7 = List Box, 9 = Date
req*
Required? (1 = yes, 0 = no)
perstag*
Unique tag used as a placeholder for dynamic content
p[1] ] => Lists that the custom field is associated with. Example: p[1] => 1, p[2*
2
options[] ] => Options for fields that have them (IE: checkbox, radio, dropdown, listbox). Example: options[value1] => value1, options[value2
value2
Example response:
Variable
Description
fieldid
ID of the custom field just added. Example: 2
result_code
Whether or not the response was successful. Examples: 1 = yes, 0 = no
result_message
A custom message that appears explaining what happened. Example: Custom Field added
result_output
The result output used. Example: serialize
PHP Example
This is an example of using the list_field_add call with PHP.
You can replicate the same idea in virtually any other programming language.
The example shown is using serialize as the output format.
You can change that to XML or JSON if you would like.
<?php
// By default, this sample code is designed to get the result from your ActiveCampaign installation and print out the result
$url = 'https://account.api-us1.com';
// the API Key can be found on the "Your Settings" page under the "API" tab.
// replace this with your API Key
$api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
$params = array(
// this is the action that adds a list
'api_action' => 'list_field_add',
// define the type of output you wish to get back
// possible values:
// - 'xml' : you have to write your own XML parser
// - 'json' : data is returned in JSON format and can be decoded with
// json_decode() function (included in PHP since 5.2.0)
// - 'serialize' : data is returned in a serialized format and can be decoded with
// a native unserialize() function
'api_output' => 'serialize',
);
// here we define the data we are posting in order to perform an update
$post = array(
'title' => 'Field 1', // internal field name
'type' => 1, // 1 = Text Field, 2 = Text Box, 3 = Checkbox, 4 = Radio, 5 = Dropdown, 6 = Hidden field, 7 = List Box, 9 = Date
'req' => 0, // required? 1 or 0
'perstag' => '', // unique tag used as a placeholder for dynamic content
'p[5]' => 5, // for use in lists. use 0 for All lists
//'p[2]' => 2, // more lists?
'options[label]' => 'value',
//'options[label]' => 'value2', // more options?
);
// This section takes the input fields and converts them to the proper format
$query = "";
foreach( $params as $key => $value ) $query .= urlencode($key) . '=' . urlencode($value) . '&';
$query = rtrim($query, '& ');
// This section takes the input data and converts it to the proper format
$data = "";
foreach( $post as $key => $value ) $data .= urlencode($key) . '=' . urlencode($value) . '&';
$data = rtrim($data, '& ');
// clean up the url
$url = rtrim($url, '/ ');
// This sample code uses the CURL library for php to establish a connection,
// submit your request, and show (print out) the response.
if ( !function_exists('curl_init') ) die('CURL not supported. (introduced in PHP 4.0.2)');
// If JSON is used, check if json_decode is present (PHP 5.2.0+)
if ( $params['api_output'] == 'json' && !function_exists('json_decode') ) {
die('JSON not supported. (introduced in PHP 5.2.0)');
}
// define a final API request - GET
$api = $url . '/admin/api.php?' . $query;
$request = curl_init($api); // initiate curl object
curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('API-TOKEN: ' . $api_key)); // Provide the API Token via the API-TOKEN header
curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); // set to 0 to eliminate header info from response
curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); // Returns response data instead of TRUE(1)
curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data); // use HTTP POST to send form data
//curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE); // uncomment if you get no gateway response and are using HTTPS
curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
$response = (string)curl_exec($request); // execute curl post and store results in $response
// additional options may be required depending upon your server configuration
// you can find documentation on curl options at http://www.php.net/curl_setopt
curl_close($request); // close curl object
if ( !$response ) {
die('Nothing was returned. Do you have a connection to Email Marketing server?');
}
// This line takes the response and breaks it into an array using:
// JSON decoder
//$result = json_decode($response);
// unserializer
$result = unserialize($response);
// XML parser...
// ...
// Result info that is always returned
echo 'Result: ' . ( $result['result_code'] ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED' ) . '<br />';
echo 'Message: ' . $result['result_message'] . '<br />';
// The entire result printed out
echo 'The entire result printed out:<br />';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($result);
echo '</pre>';
// Raw response printed out
echo 'Raw response printed out:<br />';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($response);
echo '</pre>';
// API URL that returned the result
echo 'API URL that returned the result:<br />';
echo $api;
echo '<br /><br />POST params:<br />';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($post);
echo '</pre>';?>
<?php
// By default, this sample code is designed to get the result from your ActiveCampaign installation and print out the result $url = 'https://account.api-us1.com';
// the API Key can be found on the "Your Settings" page under the "API" tab. // replace this with your API Key $api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
$params = array(
// this is the action that adds a list 'api_action' => 'list_field_add',
// define the type of output you wish to get back // possible values: // - 'xml' : you have to write your own XML parser // - 'json' : data is returned in JSON format and can be decoded with // json_decode() function (included in PHP since 5.2.0) // - 'serialize' : data is returned in a serialized format and can be decoded with // a native unserialize() function 'api_output' => 'serialize', );
// here we define the data we are posting in order to perform an update $post = array( 'title' => 'Field 1', // internal field name 'type' => 1, // 1 = Text Field, 2 = Text Box, 3 = Checkbox, 4 = Radio, 5 = Dropdown, 6 = Hidden field, 7 = List Box, 9 = Date 'req' => 0, // required? 1 or 0 'perstag' => '', // unique tag used as a placeholder for dynamic content 'p[5]' => 5, // for use in lists. use 0 for All lists //'p[2]' => 2, // more lists? 'options[label]' => 'value', //'options[label]' => 'value2', // more options? );
// This section takes the input fields and converts them to the proper format $query = ""; foreach( $params as $key => $value ) $query .= urlencode($key) . '=' . urlencode($value) . '&'; $query = rtrim($query, '& ');
// This section takes the input data and converts it to the proper format $data = ""; foreach( $post as $key => $value ) $data .= urlencode($key) . '=' . urlencode($value) . '&'; $data = rtrim($data, '& ');
// clean up the url $url = rtrim($url, '/ ');
// This sample code uses the CURL library for php to establish a connection, // submit your request, and show (print out) the response. if ( !function_exists('curl_init') ) die('CURL not supported. (introduced in PHP 4.0.2)');
// If JSON is used, check if json_decode is present (PHP 5.2.0+) if ( $params['api_output'] == 'json'&& !function_exists('json_decode') ) { die('JSON not supported. (introduced in PHP 5.2.0)'); }
// define a final API request - GET $api = $url . '/admin/api.php?' . $query;
$request = curl_init($api); // initiate curl object curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('API-TOKEN: ' . $api_key)); // Provide the API Token via the API-TOKEN header curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); // set to 0 to eliminate header info from response curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); // Returns response data instead of TRUE(1) curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data); // use HTTP POST to send form data //curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE); // uncomment if you get no gateway response and are using HTTPS curl_setopt($request, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
$response = (string)curl_exec($request); // execute curl post and store results in $response
// additional options may be required depending upon your server configuration // you can find documentation on curl options at http://www.php.net/curl_setopt curl_close($request); // close curl object
if ( !$response ) { die('Nothing was returned. Do you have a connection to Email Marketing server?'); }
// This line takes the response and breaks it into an array using: // JSON decoder //$result = json_decode($response); // unserializer $result = unserialize($response); // XML parser... // ...
// Result info that is always returned echo'Result: ' . ( $result['result_code'] ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED' ) . '<br />'; echo'Message: ' . $result['result_message'] . '<br />';
// The entire result printed out echo'The entire result printed out:<br />'; echo'<pre>'; print_r($result); echo'</pre>';
// Raw response printed out echo'Raw response printed out:<br />'; echo'<pre>'; print_r($response); echo'</pre>';
// API URL that returned the result echo'API URL that returned the result:<br />'; echo $api;