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Example Usage of
group_edit

Edit an existing User Group.

Description: Edit an existing User Group in the system.
Endpoint: /admin/api.php?api_action=group_edit
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*group_edit
api_outputxml, json, or serialize (default is XML)
id*ID of the User Group to edit. Example: 4
titleName of the group. Example: 'Group Title'
descriptBrief description of the group.
lists[] ] => Assign to lists. Example: lists[1] => 1, lists[22, etc.
sendmethods[]Assign sending methods. Example: 1,2,3
pg_form_editPermission for editing subscription forms. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_automation_managePermission for managing automations. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_addPermission for adding lists. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_bouncePermission for accessing list bounce settings. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_deletePermission for deleting lists. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_editPermission for editing lists. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_emailaccountPermission for managing Unsubscribe By Email. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_list_headersPermission for managing custom email headers. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_message_addPermission for adding messages. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_message_deletePermission for deleting messages. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_message_editPermission for editing messages. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_message_sendPermission for sending messages. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_reports_campaignPermission for accessing Campaign Reports. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_reports_listPermission for accessing List Reports. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_reports_userPermission for accessing User Reports. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_reports_trendPermission for accessing Report trends. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_reports_dealPermission for accessing Report deals. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_addPermission for adding contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_approvePermission for approving contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_deletePermission for deleting contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_editPermission for editing contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_exportPermission for exporting contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_fieldsPermission for managing contact custom fields. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_filtersPermission for managing contact list segments. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_importPermission for importing contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_subscriber_syncPermission for syncing contacts. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_template_addPermission for adding templates. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_template_deletePermission for deleting templates. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_template_editPermission for editing templates. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_user_addPermission for adding users. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_user_deletePermission for deleting users. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
pg_user_editPermission for editing users. Example: 1 = yes, 0 = no
group_limit_attachment_checkboxAttachments limit. Example: 'on'
limit_attachmentAttachments limit quantity. Example: '23'
group_limit_campaign_checkboxCampaign sending limit. Example: 'on'
limit_campaignCampaign sending limit quantity. Example: '34'
limit_campaign_typeCampaign sending limit by type. Examples: 'day', 'week', 'month', 'month1st', 'monthcdate', 'year', 'ever'
group_limit_list_checkboxList maximum limit. Example: 'on'
limit_listList maximum limit quantity. Example: '45'
group_limit_mail_checkboxEmail sending limit (campaigns * contacts). Example: 'on'
limit_mailEmail sending limit quantity. Example: '67'
limit_mail_typeEmail sending limit by type. Examples: 'day', 'week', 'month', 'month1st', 'monthcdate', 'year', 'ever'
group_limit_subscriber_checkboxContact limit. Example: 'on'
limit_subscriberContact limit quantity. Example: '56'
group_limit_user_checkboxUser limit. Example: 'on'
limit_userUser limit quantity. Example: '12'
unsubscribelinkForce unsubscribe links. Example: 'on'
abuseratioAbuse ratio threshold (default: 4%). Example: 4
Example response:
Variable Description
result_codeWhether or not the response was successful. Examples: 1 = yes, 0 = no
result_messageA custom message that appears explaining what happened. Example: Group updated
result_outputThe result output used. Example: serialize

PHP Example

This is an example of using the group_edit 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 modifies group info based on the ID you provide
	'api_action'   => 'group_edit',

	// 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(
	'id'         => 1, // example group ID to modify
	'title' => 'Group Title',
	'descript' => 'Group Description',

	// assign it lists:
	'lists[1]' => '1', // access to one list
	//'lists[2]' => '2', // some more lists?

	// assign it sending methods:
	'sendmethods[]' => '1,2', // comma-separated mailer ID's

	// permissions (uncomment the ones you wish to add):
	//'pg_automation_manage' => '1',
	//'pg_form_edit' => '1',
	//'pg_list_add' => '1',
	//'pg_list_bounce' => '1',
	//'pg_list_delete' => '1',
	//'pg_list_edit' => '1',
	//'pg_list_emailaccount' => '1',
	//'pg_list_headers' => '1',
	//'pg_message_add' => '1',
	//'pg_message_delete' => '1',
	//'pg_message_edit' => '1',
	//'pg_message_send' => '1',
	//'pg_reports_campaign' => '1',
	//'pg_reports_list' => '1',
	//'pg_reports_user' => '1',
	//'pg_reports_trend' => '1',
	//'pg_reports_deal' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_add' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_approve' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_delete' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_edit' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_export' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_fields' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_filters' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_import' => '1',
	//'pg_subscriber_sync' => '1',
	//'pg_template_add' => '1',
	//'pg_template_delete' => '1',
	//'pg_template_edit' => '1',
	//'pg_user_add' => '1',
	//'pg_user_delete' => '1',
	//'pg_user_edit' => '1',

	// limits (uncomment each set to use that limit):

	// attachments limit
	//'group_limit_attachment_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_attachment' => '23',

	// how many campaigns can be sent. type can be: 'day', 'week', 'month', 'month1st', 'monthcdate', 'year', 'ever'
	//'group_limit_campaign_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_campaign' => '34',
	//'limit_campaign_type' => 'month',

	// how many lists can the group have
	//'group_limit_list_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_list' => '45',

	// how many emails (campaigns * contacts) can be sent. type can be: 'day', 'week', 'month', 'month1st', 'monthcdate', 'year', 'ever'
	//'group_limit_mail_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_mail' => '67',
	//'limit_mail_type' => 'month',

	// how many contacts can it handle
	//'group_limit_subscriber_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_subscriber' => '56',

	// how many users can this group have
	//'group_limit_user_checkbox' => 'on',
	//'limit_user' => '12',

	//'unsubscribelink' => 'on', // force unsubscribe links

	'abuseratio' => 4, // abuse ratio threshold (default: 4%)
);

// 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>';?>

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