1. REST API for Oracle Eloqua Marketing Cloud Service
  2. Tasks
  3. Application
  4. 2.0
  5. Contacts

Retrieve contact information

post

/api/rest/2.0/data/contacts

Retrieves contact information for up to 200 contacts, searched by contact id. Use the depth parameter when making the request to specify the contact information returned in the response.

Request

Supported Media Types
Header Parameters
Body ()
The request body defines the details of the request.
Root Schema : EntitySearchByIds
Type: object
Title: EntitySearchByIds
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Nested Schema : ids
Type: array
The ids to retrieve. Maximum of 200 ids per request. If the array contains duplicate ids, or exceeds the 200 limit, a 400 Bad Request will be returned.
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Response

Supported Media Types

200 Response

OK.
Body ()
Root Schema : Contact
Type: object
Title: Contact
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Nested Schema : fieldValues
Type: array
Array containing type and id values for all of the contactFields associated with a given contact.
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Nested Schema : permissions
Type: array
The permissions for the contact granted to your current instance. This is a read-only property.
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Nested Schema : FieldValue
Type: object
Title: FieldValue
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  • Read Only: true
    The id of the field to be set to the corresponding value.
  • Name of the field value.
  • The asset's type in Eloqua. This is a read-only property.
  • The value to set the corresponding field id to. Date values must be submitted as a unix timestamp.

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

Retrieve 2 contacts at minimal depth:


POST api/REST/2.0/data/contacts
X-HTTP-Method-Override: SEARCH
Content-Type: application/json

Request body:


{
    "ids": [1, 2],
    "depth": "minimal"
}

Response:


[  
   {  
      "type":"Contact",
      "id":"1",
      "createdAt":"1418667629",
      "depth":"minimal",
      "name":"api.user@test.oracle.com",
      "updatedAt":"1466689992"
   },
   {  
      "type":"Contact",
      "id":"2",
      "createdAt":"1418673492",
      "depth":"minimal",
      "name":"api.user2@test.oracle.com",
      "updatedAt":"1469552212"
   }
]

Retrieve 2 contacts at partial depth:


POST api/REST/2.0/data/contacts
X-HTTP-Method-Override: SEARCH
Content-Type: application/json

Request body:


{
    "ids": [1, 2],
    "depth": "partial"
}

Response:


[  
   {  
      "type":"Contact",
      "currentStatus":"Awaiting action",
      "id":"1",
      "createdAt":"1469932737",
      "depth":"partial",
      "name":"example.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
      "updatedAt":"1469932737",
      "accountName":"Example Account",
      "address1":"3001 Bellevue Avenue",
      "address2":"3002 S. Harris Street",
      "address3":"3003 Woodrow Wilson Drive",
      "businessPhone":"(239) 334-3602",
      "city":"ABU DHABI",
      "emailAddress":"example.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
      "emailFormatPreference":"unspecified",
      "fax":"(239) 656-7949",
      "firstName":"John",
      "isBounceback":"false",
      "isSubscribed":"true",
      "lastName":"Doe",
      "mobilePhone":"(239) 461-7380",
      "postalCode":"2217",
      "salesPerson":"Salesperson_b105d00580",
      "subscriptionDate":"1469932737",
      "title":"CEO"
   },
   {  
      "type":"Contact",
      "currentStatus":"Awaiting action",
      "id":"2",
      "createdAt":"1469932737",
      "depth":"partial",
      "name":"test.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
      "updatedAt":"1469932737",
      "accountName":"Testing Industries",
      "address1":"3004 South Valdosta Road",
      "address2":"3005 Lakes Blvd",
      "address3":"3006 Us Highway 129 And Jackson Street",
      "businessPhone":"(239) 461-3188",
      "city":"Acapulco (de Ju??rez)",
      "emailAddress":"test.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
      "emailFormatPreference":"unspecified",
      "fax":"(239) 995-2665",
      "firstName":"Matt",
      "isBounceback":"false",
      "isSubscribed":"true",
      "lastName":"Pascow",
      "mobilePhone":"(239) 390-3232",
      "postalCode":"2222",
      "salesPerson":"Salesperson_1584307379",
      "subscriptionDate":"1469932737",
      "title":"CFO"
   }
]

Retrieve 1 contact at complete depth:


POST api/REST/2.0/data/contacts
X-HTTP-Method-Override: SEARCH
Content-Type: application/json

Request body:


{
    "ids": [1],
    "depth": "complete"
}

Response:


[
  {
    "type": "Contact",
    "currentStatus": "Awaiting action",
    "id": "1",
    "createdAt": "1469932737",
    "depth": "complete",
    "name": "example.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
    "updatedAt": "1469932737",
    "accountId": "1",
    "accountName": "Example Account",
    "address1": "3001 Bellevue Avenue",
    "address2": "3002 S. Harris Street",
    "address3": "3003 Woodrow Wilson Drive",
    "businessPhone": "(239) 334-3602",
    "city": "ABU DHABI",
    "emailAddress": "example.user@blackhole.oracle.com",
    "emailFormatPreference": "unspecified",
    "fax": "(239) 656-7949",
    "fieldValues": [
      {
        "type": "FieldValue",
        "id": "100005",
        "value": "EmailDisplayName_cb1e0969a8"
      },
      ...
    ],
    "firstName": "John",
    "isBounceback": "false",
    "isSubscribed": "true",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "mobilePhone": "(239) 461-7380",
    "postalCode": "2217",
    "salesPerson": "Salesperson_b105d00580",
    "subscriptionDate": "1469932737",
    "title": "CEO"
  }
]
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