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Example Usage of
list_view

View a specific mailing list.

Description: View just a single mailing list details and settings.
Endpoint: /admin/api.php?api_action=list_view
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_view
api_outputxml, json, or serialize (default is XML)
id*ID of the mailing list you want to view
Example response:
Variable Description
id2
stringidlist-1
userid1
nameList 1
cdate2011-03-08 16:22:07
p_use_tracking1
p_use_twitter0
p_use_facebook0
p_embed_image1
p_use_captcha0
send_last_broadcast0
private0
analytics_sourceList 1
require_name0
get_unsubscribe_reason0
to_nameRecipient
optinoptout1
listid2
p_admin1
p_list_add1
p_list_edit1
p_list_delete1
p_list_sync1
p_list_filter1
p_message_add1
p_message_edit1
p_message_delete1
p_message_send1
p_subscriber_add1
p_subscriber_edit1
p_subscriber_delete1
p_subscriber_import1
p_subscriber_approve1
subscribers1
campaigns0
emails0
fieldsArray (Note: Only the fields that are assigned to this list specifically will show up. Any fields assigned to all lists will not.)
groupsArray
groupsCnt2
optnameDefault Email Confirmation Set
optin_confirm1
optin_formatmime
optin_from_nameActiveCampaign Email Marketing
optin_from_email[email protected]
optin_subjectPlease confirm your subscription
optin_textThank you for subscribing.
optin_html<body><div style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>Thank you for subscribing to %LISTNAME%!</strong></div> <div style="padding: 15px; font-size: 12px; background: #F2FFD8; border: 3px solid #E4F4C3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;">To confirm that you wish to be subscribed, please click the link below:<br /><br /><a href="%CONFIRMLINK%"><strong>Confirm My Subscription</strong></a></div><p> </p></body>
optout_confirm0
optout_formatmime
optout_from_nameActiveCampaign Email Marketing
optout_from_email[email protected]
optout_subjectPlease confirm your unsubscription
optout_textPlease click this link to confirm your unsubscription: %CONFIRMLINK%
optout_htmlPlease click this link to confirm your unsubscription:<br /><a href="%CONFIRMLINK%">%CONFIRMLINK%</a>
bouncesArray
analytics_domains_listArray
result_codeWhether or not the response was successful. Examples: 1 = yes, 0 = no
result_messageA custom message that appears explaining what happened. Example: Something is returned
result_outputThe result output used. Example: serialize

PHP Example

This is an example of using the list_view 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 fetches a list info based on the ID you provide
	'api_action'   => 'list_view',

	// 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',

	// ID of the list you wish to fetch
	'id'           => 1,
);

// 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, '& ');

// 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_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 fetch 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;?>

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