Sending a POST request to a add a new contact using Meter JS http package

[AndersK81]

Hi,
I am not sure if anyone here is familiar with Meteor, but that is what I am using to build my application, there is a http package, and you can see it's api here. I was able to successfully add a Contact in the API tester page, but when I use my code I get a 400 response saying. I am thinking it has something to do with the data option, but I am not quite sure what to try instead.

{ [Error: failed [400] [{"error_key":"query.param.invalid","error_message":"The query parameter status is not supported."},{"error_key":"query.param.invalid","error_message":"The query parameter limit is not supported."}]]

Here is my code

var data = {
      "addresses": [
        {
          "address_type": "BUSINESS",
          "city": "Belleville",
          "country_code": "CA",
          "line1": "47 Shawmut Ave.",
          "line2": "Suite 404",
          "postal_code": "K8b 5W6",
          "state_code": "ON"
        }
      ],
      "lists": [
        {
          "id": "1395617465"
        }
      ],
      "cell_phone": "555-555-5555",
      "company_name": "System Optimzations",
      "confirmed": false,
      "email_addresses": [
        {
          "email_address": "username2@example.com"
        }
      ],
      "fax": "555-555-5555",
      "first_name": "Ronald",
      "home_phone": "555-555-5555",
      "job_title": "Systems Analyst 3",
      "last_name": "Martone",
      "prefix_name": "Mr.",
      "work_phone": "555-555-5555"
    };

   HTTP.post('https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/contacts?status=ALL&limit=50&api_key=<random-key>', {
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer <random-token>',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      data: JSON.stringify(data)
    }, function (error, response) {
      if ( error ) {
        console.log( error );
      } else {
        console.log(response);

      }
    });

[Jimmy_D · Accepted solution]

Hello @AndersK81,

Thank you for reaching out to Constant Contact's API Support.

When making a post you do not need some of the parameters that you are including in your POST URL and I believe that is the issue that is causing your error.

You are posting to this URL.

https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/contacts?status=ALL&limit=50&api_key=<random-key>

Why don't you try to POST to this one.

https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/contacts?api_key=<random-key>

The only other parameter you might consider using in a POST URL would be the action_by parameter. You can read about that here. https://developer.constantcontact.com/docs/contacts-api/contacts-collection.html?method=POST