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Perl / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Contacts

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "data": [
#     {
#       "Email": "patricia.boyle1@zylker.com",
#       "Leads": {
#         "name": "Frey (Sample)",
#         "id": "{{lead_id}}"
#       },
#       "Vendor_Name": {
#         "name": "Vendor1",
#         "id": "{{vendor_id}}"
#       },
#       "Twitter": "patricia",
#       "First_Name": "Patricia",
#       "Phone": "9090909090",
#       "Last_Name": "Boyle",
#       "Lead_Source": "Employee Referral"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Email",'patricia.boyle1@zylker.com');
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Leads.name","Frey (Sample)");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Leads.id","{{lead_id}}");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Vendor_Name.name","Vendor1");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Vendor_Name.id","{{vendor_id}}");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Twitter","patricia");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].First_Name","Patricia");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Phone","9090909090");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Last_Name","Boyle");
$json->UpdateString("data[0].Lead_Source","Employee Referral");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("<access_token>");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://domain.com/crm/v2.1/Contacts/upsert","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "data": [
        {
            "Email": "patricia.boyle1@zylker.com",
            "Leads": {
                "name": "Frey (Sample)",
                "id": "{{lead_id}}"
            },
            "Vendor_Name": {
                "name": "Vendor1",
                "id": "{{vendor_id}}"
            },
            "Twitter": "patricia",
            "First_Name": "Patricia",
            "Phone": "9090909090",
            "Last_Name": "Boyle",
            "Lead_Source": "Employee Referral"
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2.1/Contacts/upsert

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Contacts",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"data\": [\n        {\n            \"Email\": \"patricia.boyle1@zylker.com\",\n            \"Leads\": {\n                \"name\": \"Frey (Sample)\",\n                \"id\": \"{{lead_id}}\"\n            },\n            \"Vendor_Name\": {\n                \"name\": \"Vendor1\",\n                \"id\": \"{{vendor_id}}\"\n            },\n            \"Twitter\": \"patricia\",\n            \"First_Name\": \"Patricia\",\n            \"Phone\": \"9090909090\",\n            \"Last_Name\": \"Boyle\",\n            \"Lead_Source\": \"Employee Referral\"\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2.1/Contacts/upsert",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2.1",
        "Contacts",
        "upsert"
      ]
    },
    "description": "To upsert records in the Contacts module."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}