REST API error: "You must specify a apikey value", api v2.0

[Fergal Condron]

Hi,

I am trying to create a segment via the REST api. Currently I can subscribe users with the REST API so I know I have the right API key and List id. I am posting data to:

https://us3.api.mailchimp.com/2.0/lists/segment-add.json

and the data is:

{

"apikey":"xxxxxxxxxx-us3",

"id":"xxxxxxxxx",

"opts":{"type":"saved","name":"test club","segment_opts":{"match":"all","conditions": ["Club":"test club"] } }

}

with apikey and id obviously have the correct values instead of the x. The json package I am getting back is:

{

status: "error"

code: -100

name: "ValidationError"

error: "You must specify a apikey value"

}

What am I missing to make this work?

Thanks

[Civvy]

Hi Fergal,

Potentially there could be something causing the API key data to be passed incorrectly formatted or perhaps that variable is being used elsewhere.  Adding in some verbose error checking to be sure the variable isn't being overwritten elsewhere might help. Additionally, you'll want to check out your syntax for conditions against: http://apidocs.mailchimp.com/api/2.0/campaigns/segment-test.php

[Fergal Condron]

Hi Civvy,

thanks for the response. The data I posted about I'm sending in a REST client.  When it wasn't working in the code I put it into the client so I knew exactly what was being sent over.

Skype: Fergal.Condron
Website: http://fergalcondron.com

On 6 December 2013 16:14, Civvy <cfog...@rsglab.com> wrote:

Hi Fergal,

Potentially there could be something causing the API key data to be passed incorrectly formatted or perhaps that variable is being used elsewhere.  Adding in some verbose error checking to be sure the variable isn't being overwritten elsewhere might help. Additionally, you'll want to check out your syntax for conditions against: http://apidocs.mailchimp.com/api/2.0/campaigns/segment-test.php

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[Civvy]

Hi Fergal,

Looks like our documentation isn't 100% there. That will need to be sent over urlencoded, instead.  For example:

apikey=xxxxxxxxxx-us3&

id=xxxxxxxxx&

opts[type]=saved&

....

I've opened a ticket to get that documentation updated.  Thanks!

[Civvy]

Hi Fergal,

After some additional testing here, it looks like the issue is related to the conditions, which should follow the documentation mentioned before. I'm showing the following will work as expected:

"conditions": [

                {

                    "field": "CLUB",

                    "op": "eq",

                    "value": "test club"

                }

[Fergal Condron]

HI Civvy,

that got it working, I had the conditions wrong. Works great now.

Thank you for your help,

Fergal

Skype: Fergal.Condron
Website: http://fergalcondron.com