Bugs: Bulk Activities - Export Contacts Endpoint via v2 API

[AnalyticsEdge]

PROBLEM 1.  When I make a query to get a bulk CSV download of contacts using the endpoint:

https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/activities/exportcontacts?api_key=<my_api_key>

with parameters (sorted by date descending):

"file_type":"CSV","sort_by":"DATE_DESC","export_date_added":true,"lists":["<my_list_id>"],"column_names":["Email"]

I get the response:

<...>"errors":[{"message":"com.roving.RovingServerException: Unexpected IllegalArgumentException in Timestamp.valueOf. User Data&colon; findSubscriberDetailByList","line_number":0,"email_address":""}]<...>

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PROBLEM 2.  When I make a query to get a bulk CSV download of contacts using the SAME endpoint:

https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/activities/exportcontacts?api_key=<my_api_key>

with parameters (sorted by email address):

"file_type":"CSV","sort_by":"EMAIL_ADDRESS","export_date_added":true,"lists":["<my_list_id>"],"column_names":["Email"]

I get the list of contacts, but it is SORTED DESCENDING by email address instead of ascending  as per the documentation here:

http://developer.constantcontact.com/docs/bulk_activities_api/bulk-activities-export-contacts.html#s...

[Elijah_G]

Hi Mike,

Here's some info for the two problems you've found:

1. This is a known issue that we're actively working on. If things continue according to plan, we should be able to have a fix for this released within the next week.

2. After some testing I was able to confirm the same thing that you were seeing. At present we are looking into this to determine what the best course of action is and I should have an update for you by the end of the week.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Sincerely,