Using MailChimp ASP.net API for sending newsletters

[Rashmi D]

Hi,

I want to use MailChimp to send my newsletters from my website. Is it
possible? Please guide me with code in C# as to how to do the same.
How to use the apikey and the unique id geerated used? I have created
a free subscription on MailChimp. Does the freesubscribstion also
allow the features.

Regards
Rashmi

[jesse]

You'll like want to use the PerceptiveMCAPI wrapper:
http://www.mailchimp.com/api/downloads/#dotnet

It has examples and documentation that complements our own API
documentation. Before you do that, though, it will help you greatly to
get acquainted with our service by going through the getting start
guide:
http://www.mailchimp.com/articles/getting-started-guide/


jesse

[Rashmi D]

Hi,

I read the document given. But I wanted to know whether we can use the
mailchimp api functions, unique key etc and directly send the mail
from our website without creating list or campaign in the mailchimp
account? Or can we not import the emailids from our webserver to the
mailchimp account.

I hope you understand my question.

Kindly help me out setting the solution for sending newsletter.

Regards
Rashmi

[Tony Birnseth, 1st Source IT, LLC]

You can't create lists from the api, but you can do almost everything else.

tony

[jesse]

It sounds like you want a pure transactional service, which is not
what we do.


jesse

[Rashmi D]

I think you didn't get my requirement, or I am not able to clearly
mention the same.

Can you please let me know the steps of how to actually use this api
and call the functions of the same and send the newsletter from my
website. I have done much of the things like creating the apikey,
creating the list etc. I am stuck in how to import the list. I have
the list of subscribers in my website, how to import that into
mailchimp account?

I am really stuck up.

Regards

[jesse]

Take a look at these two write-ups on how you can keep your database
in sync with your mailchimp list:
http://www.mailchimp.com/api/how-to/sync-you-to-mailchimp.php
http://www.mailchimp.com/api/how-to/sync-mailchimp-to-you.php


jesse