Update Contact Record by Email

PUT https://api.actonsoftware.com/api/1/list/{listid}/record?email={emailaddress}

This endpoint allows you to update a record by specifying their email address.

Customers wanting to access our API via our gateway in the EU can use this link: 

PUT https://api-eu.actonsoftware.com/api/1/list/{listid}/record?email={emailaddress}

Parameters

Name	Parameter Type	Allow Multiple	Required/ Optional	Data Type	Description
Authorization:	Header	False	Required	String	Insert your generated access token. ("Bearer {access token}")
listid	Path	False	Required	String	Specify the ID of the list being updated.
email	Query	False	Required	String	Specify the email address of the record.
async	Query	False	Optional	String	Do you want to run the request synchronous or asynchronous? ("Y", "N")
	Body	False	Required	String	A JSON formatted object to describe the structure of the record that is being added.

Parameter Notes
email

Only the first record matching that email address is updated with the data you provide and if no record is found a new record is added to the list.

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Record updated",
  "id": "l-0002:3",
  "contact_id": "l-0002:3"
}

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X PUT 'https://api.actonsoftware.com/api/1/list/l-0002/record?email=[e-mail]' -H 'Authorization: Bearer 12345678-9abc-defg-hijk-lmnopqrs' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"E-mail Address":"[e-mail]","First Name":"John","Last Name":"Doe"}'