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I'm getting this message when trying to post an individual contact through https://api.constantcontact.com/v2/contacts   json.payload.type.unexpected:We expected a json array but we received an a json object for one of the fields in the payload.   I'm using the .NET wrapper and it is building the json like this:   {"addresses":[],"custom_fields":[],"email_addresses":[{"email_address":"supercamilo@gmail.com","opt_out_date":"2014-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","status":"OPTOUT"}],"lists":[{"created_date":"2014-07-28T19:14:34.000Z","id":"2047522211","modified_date":"2014-07-28T19:14:34.000Z","name":"CMS Email Synced","status":"HIDDEN"}],"notes":[],"status":"UNCONFIRMED"} ... View more

I'm syncing up my CC's opt out list with my local system list. I need to update multiple contact opt out status at once but the bulk import end point does not provide this option. (http://developer.constantcontact.com/docs/bulk_activities_api/bulks-activities-import-contacts-api.html). It lets you update the email address but not the status.   The status option is available through the individual contact end point though. http://developer.constantcontact.com/docs/contacts-api/contacts-resource.html?method=PUT.   I'm currently looping through my contacts and using the individual endpoint to update them but this is not resource-effective and there's also a call limit on CC's API. I wonder if there's a better way to sync the opt out list. ... View more