1. REST API for Oracle Eloqua Marketing Cloud Service
  2. Tasks
  3. Application
  4. 1.0
  5. Option lists

Create an option list

post

/api/REST/1.0/assets/optionList

Creates an option list that matches the criteria specified by the request body.

Request

Supported Media Types
Body ()
The request body defines the details of the option list to be created.
Root Schema : OptionList
Type: object
Title: OptionList
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  • Read Only: true
    Unix timestamp for the date and time the option list was created.
  • Read Only: true
    The login id of the user who created the option list.
  • The option list's current status.
  • Read Only: true
    Level of detail returned by the request. Eloqua APIs can retrieve entities at three different levels of depth: minimal, partial, and complete. Any other values passed are reset to complete by default. For more information, see Request depth.
  • The description of the option list.
  • elements
    A list of option elements.
  • Read Only: true
    The option list's unique identifier.
  • The name of the option list.
  • The permissions for the option list granted to your current instance. This is a read-only property.
  • The option list's type in Eloqua. This is a read-only property.
  • Read Only: true
    Unix timestamp for the date and time the option list was last updated.
  • Read Only: true
    The login id of the user that last updated the option list.
Nested Schema : elements
Type: array
A list of option elements.
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Nested Schema : Option
Type: object
Title: Option
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  • The display name for the option that is displayed within the option list.
  • The asset's type in Eloqua. This is a read-only property. This asset is an "Option".
  • The option's internal value. This value is not displayed externally.
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Response

Supported Media Types

201 Response

Success.
Body ()
Root Schema : OptionList
Type: object
Title: OptionList
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  • Read Only: true
    Unix timestamp for the date and time the option list was created.
  • Read Only: true
    The login id of the user who created the option list.
  • The option list's current status.
  • Read Only: true
    Level of detail returned by the request. Eloqua APIs can retrieve entities at three different levels of depth: minimal, partial, and complete. Any other values passed are reset to complete by default. For more information, see Request depth.
  • The description of the option list.
  • elements
    A list of option elements.
  • Read Only: true
    The option list's unique identifier.
  • The name of the option list.
  • The permissions for the option list granted to your current instance. This is a read-only property.
  • The option list's type in Eloqua. This is a read-only property.
  • Read Only: true
    Unix timestamp for the date and time the option list was last updated.
  • Read Only: true
    The login id of the user that last updated the option list.
Nested Schema : elements
Type: array
A list of option elements.
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Nested Schema : Option
Type: object
Title: Option
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  • The display name for the option that is displayed within the option list.
  • The asset's type in Eloqua. This is a read-only property. This asset is an "Option".
  • The option's internal value. This value is not displayed externally.

400 Response

Bad request. See Status Codes for information about other possible HTTP status codes.

401 Response

Unauthorized. See Status Codes for information about other possible HTTP status codes.

403 Response

Forbidden. See Status Codes for information about other possible HTTP status codes.

404 Response

The requested resource was not found. See Status Codes for information about other possible HTTP status codes.

500 Response

The service has encountered an error. See Status Codes for information about other possible HTTP status codes.
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Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to create a new option list using an HTTP request and cURL. For more information on requests, see API requests.

HTTP Request Example

Create a new option list:


POST /api/REST/1.0/assets/optionList
Content-Type: application/json

Request body:


{
    "name":"Favorite Candy",
    "elements":[
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"-- Please Select --",
            "value":"no selection"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Chocolate",
            "value":"chocolate"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Licorice",
            "value":"licorice"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Gumdrops",
            "value":"gumdrops"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Peppermint",
            "value":"peppermint"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Caramel",
            "value":"caramel"
        }
    ]
}

Note:

The options in an option list are displayed in the order they appear in the "elements" array. It's good practice to have a default selection such as above ("-- Please Select --") so you don't artificially skew your results.

Response:


{
    "type":"OptionList",
    "id":"23",
    "createdAt":"1435677162",
    "createdBy":"19",
    "depth":"complete",
    "name":"Favorite Candy",
    "updatedAt":"1435677162",
    "updatedBy":"19",
    "elements":[
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"-- Please Select --",
            "value":"no selection"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Chocolate",
            "value":"chocolate"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Licorice",
            "value":"licorice"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Gumdrops",
            "value":"gumdrops"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Peppermint",
            "value":"peppermint"
        },
        {
            "type":"Option",
            "displayName":"Caramel",
            "value":"caramel"
        }
    ]
}

cURL Example

Here is the same example in cURL given an instance with the name APITest, username API.User, and POD of 3. 


curl --user "APITest\API.User" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --request POST --data '{"name":"Favorite Candy","elements":[{"type":"Option","displayName":"-- Please Select --","value":"no selection"},{"type":"Option","displayName":"Chocolate","value":"chocolate"},{"type":"Option","displayName":"Licorice","value":"licorice"},{"type":"Option","displayName":"Gumdrops","value":"gumdrops"},{"type":"Option","displayName":"Peppermint","value":"peppermint"},{"type":"Option","displayName":"Caramel","value":"caramel"}]}' https://secure.p03.eloqua.com/api/REST/1.0/assets/optionList
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