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VB6 / Braze Endpoints / Change Email Subscription Status

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

' 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": "example@braze.com",
'   "subscription_state": "subscribed"
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("email","example@braze.com")
success = json.UpdateString("subscription_state","subscribed")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}" header.
http.AuthToken = "{{api_key}}"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/email/status","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{api_key}}"
	-d '{
  "email": "example@braze.com",
  "subscription_state": "subscribed"
}'
https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/email/status

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Change Email Subscription Status",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "Bearer {{api_key}}"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"email\": \"example@braze.com\",\n  \"subscription_state\": \"subscribed\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://{{instance_url}}/email/status",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "{{instance_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "email",
        "status"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This endpoint allows you to set the email subscription state for your users. Users can be opted_in, unsubscribed, or subscribed (not specifically opted in or out).\n\nYou can set the email subscription state for an email address that is not yet associated with any of your users within Braze. When that email address is subsequently associated with a user, the email subscription state that you uploaded will be automatically set.\n\n| Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |\n| --------- | ---------| --------- | ----------- |\n| `email` | Yes | String or array | String email address to modify, or an array of up to 50 email addresses to modify. |\n| `subscription_state` | Yes | String | Either “subscribed”, “unsubscribed”, or “opted_in”. |"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}