Introduction

Constant Contact is a leading expert in email marketing, providing small businesses with the tools they need to create effective campaigns. With a wide range of easy-to-use tools and features, Constant Contact makes it simple to design and execute successful email marketing strategies.

Default URLs:

• Staging Path:
  http://api.socialannexstaging.com/constant_contact/Constantcontactlib.php
• Production Path:
  https://api.socialannex.com/constant_contact/Constantcontactlib.php

Available Functions:

createContact()

This function adds a contact to a specified contact list.

updateContact()

This function is used to update an existing contact's information.

addOrUpdateContact()

This method is used to either create a new contact or update an existing one.

Note: The function only updates the fields provided in the $fieldData parameter.

getFields()

This function retrieves all custom fields available for a contact list.

createFields()

This function creates a custom field for a contact list.

refreshToken()

Access tokens expire automatically after 2 hours (7,200 seconds). This function is used to obtain a new access token after expiration.

How to Get Access Token and Refresh Token:

To obtain an access token and refresh token, follow these steps:

1. Visit the following URL:
   https://api.socialannex.com/constant_contact/connect.php?site_id={siteid}
2. The account owner will be prompted to log in and allow your app to access their account.
3. After login, the account owner will be redirected to your specified redirect URL with an authorization code appended as a query parameter.
4. The response will contain both the access_token and refresh_token.

Example URL:

https://api.socialannex.com/constant_contact/connect.php?site_id=54640920

Example Usage of the Class:

$objectCCV3 = new Constantcontactlib();
$email_id = "sa.testint@gmail.com";
$data = array(
"first_name"=>"sa",
"birthday_month"=>"08",
"birthday_day"=>"10",
"ef73e0d8-2e86-11eb-9f27-fa163ea6032f"=>"1000",// Total spent
"f0dadc64-4453-11eb-9523-fa163e56233d"=>"0", //Activities Completed
"f0dcbdea-4453-11eb-9523-fa163e56233d"=> "04/03/2010",// Join date
"f0de4ea8-4453-11eb-9523-fa163e56233d"=>"1", //Optin Status
"f0dfceae-4453-11eb-9523-fa163e56233d"=>"04/03/2020",//Program Anniversary Date
"fa664b5c-2e86-11eb-baff-fa163ea6032f"=>"500"//total saved
);
$client_id="94efde99-e3be-491f-8e09-dac1ee9f5588";
$client_secret_key="Hsne_mQqgQCgaz0-Lkl8XQ";

$listId = "9e6431ae-19e9-11eb-a855-fa163e751802";
$result = $objectCCV3 ->addOrUpdateContact($getToken['access_token'], $listId, $email_id, $data);

Log in to Constant Contact

• To log in to Constant Contact, click on the following link:
  https://login.constantcontact.com/
• This will open the login screen.
  

Create a List

To create a new list, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Contacts → Lists, as shown in the image below.
   
2. Click the Create List button.
3. A popup will appear.
   

4. Enter the name of your list and click the Add List button.
   This will create the list.

Create a Message

To create a new message, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Campaigns → Create, as shown in the image below.
   
2. A popup will appear.
   
3. Select Email Automation, then click Create Automated Series.
   
4. A new window will open.
   
5. Enter the name of your series and click the Save button.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to create the email.

Steps to Get API Key and Access Token

To get your API Key and Access Token, follow these steps:

1. Click on My Applications, as shown in the window below.
   
2. Click on New Application.
   
3. A popup will appear.
   
4. Enter the app name and click the Save button.
5. The next window will open.
   
6. Provide the Client ID to Annex Cloud.
   
7. Click the Generate Secret button.
   

8. This will generate your secret key.
9. Provide the User Client ID and Client Secret to Annex Cloud.