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/projects/:document_identifier/address-groups/:address_group_uuid/addresses/:address_uuid

This resource supports the GET, PATCH, and DELETE methods.

URL Parameters

Label Description
:document_identifier The project's document identifier
:address_group_uuid The UUID of the address group
:address_uuid The UUID of the address

GET

Returns information about the address.

Request Query String Parameters

Name Required Description
fields No A comma-separated list of the keys you want returned for the address. Default is to return all keys.

Response Status Codes

Code Description
503 Service Unavailable Server is undergoing maintenance and is unavailable
429 Rate Limited Rate limiting in effect, try again later
404 Not Found The resource could not be found or your API key has not been granted access to it
403 Forbidden Direct Mail account is disabled
401 Unauthorized API key, secret, or authentication method is incorrect
200 OK Success

Response Body

A JSON object representing the address.

Key Value Description
uuid String The UUID of the address
date_created String The date this address was created, in ISO-8601 format
subscribe_date String The date this address subscribed, in ISO-8601 format
unsubscribe_date String The date this address unsubscribed, in ISO-8601 format
number_of_groups Integer The number of groups this address is a member of
email String The email address
first_name String The first name
last_name String The last name
company_name String The company name
custom_1 String Custom field #1
custom_2 String Custom field #2
custom_3 String Custom field #3
custom_4 String Custom field #4
custom_5 String Custom field #5
custom_6 String Custom field #6
custom_7 String Custom field #7
custom_8 String Custom field #8
custom_9 String Custom field #9
custom_10 String Custom field #10
custom_11 String Custom field #11
custom_12 String Custom field #12
custom_13 String Custom field #13
custom_14 String Custom field #14
custom_15 String Custom field #15
bounced Boolean True if the address is marked as "Hard Bounced"
unsubscribed Boolean True if the address is marked as "Unsubscribed
marked Boolean True if the address is marked with a check mark in the Direct Mail user interface
links Array of Object URLs for the address (rel:self) and for any groups that the address belongs to (rel:group)

Example

GET /api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2/addresses/B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Basic QzFENDREMjEtNTA4MC00NTM3LUFFOD
Accept: application/json; charset=utf-8
Host: secure.directmailmac.com

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:31:47 GMT
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "bounced": false,
    "company_name": "ABC Widgets, Inc.",
    "custom_1": "9",
    "custom_10": null,
    "custom_11": null,
    "custom_12": null,
    "custom_13": null,
    "custom_14": null,
    "custom_15": null,
    "custom_2": null,
    "custom_3": null,
    "custom_4": null,
    "custom_5": null,
    "custom_6": null,
    "custom_7": null,
    "custom_8": null,
    "custom_9": null,
    "email": "jackd@example.com",
    "first_name": "Jack",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://secure.directmailmac.com/api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2/addresses/B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169",
            "rel": "self"
        },
        {
            "href": "https://secure.directmailmac.com/api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2",
            "rel": "group"
        }
    ],
    "marked": true,
    "number_of_groups": 1,
    "subscribe_date": null,
    "unsubscribe_date": null,
    "unsubscribed": false,
    "uuid": "B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169"
}

PATCH

Updates the address.

Request Body

A JSON object representing the properties you want to update. You may update the following keys:

Key Required Value Description
email No String The email address
first_name No String The first name
last_name No String The last name
company_name No String The company name
custom_1 No String Custom field #1
custom_2 No String Custom field #2
custom_3 No String Custom field #3
custom_4 No String Custom field #4
custom_5 No String Custom field #5
custom_6 No String Custom field #6
custom_7 No String Custom field #7
custom_8 No String Custom field #8
custom_9 No String Custom field #9
custom_10 No String Custom field #10
custom_11 No String Custom field #11
custom_12 No String Custom field #12
custom_13 No String Custom field #13
custom_14 No String Custom field #14
custom_15 No String Custom field #15
bounced No Boolean True if the address is marked as "Hard Bounced"
unsubscribed No Boolean True if the address is marked as "Unsubscribed
unsubscribe_date No String The unsubscribe date, in ISO-8601 format.
marked No Boolean True if the address is marked with a check mark in the Direct Mail user interface

Response Status Codes

Code Description
503 Service Unavailable Server is undergoing maintenance and is unavailable
429 Rate Limited Rate limiting in effect, try again later
404 Not Found The resource could not be found
403 Forbidden Direct Mail account is disabled
401 Unauthorized API key, secret, or authentication method is incorrect
400 Bad Request One or more of the values in the request body is invalid
202 Accepted The request has been accepted for processing

Response Body

A JSON object representing the merge task.

Key Value Description
links Array of Object URLs for the merge task and the updated resource.

Example

PATCH /api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2/addresses/B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Basic QzFENDREMjEtNTA4MC00NTM3LUFFOD
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Host: secure.directmailmac.com
Content-Length: 63

{
    "unsubscribe_date": "2015-04-22T12:59:23Z",
    "unsubscribed": true
}

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:42:02 GMT
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://secure.directmailmac.com/api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/merge-task?s=52&m=PATCH&r=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.directmailmac.com%2Fapi%2Fv2%2Fprojects%2F187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c%2Faddress-groups%2FD0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2%2Faddresses%2FB4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169",
            "rel": "merge-task"
        },
        {
            "href": "https://secure.directmailmac.com/api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2/addresses/B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169",
            "rel": "resource"
        }
    ]
}

DELETE

Removes the address from the address group identified by the :address_group_uuid component of the URL.

Response Status Codes

Code Description
503 Service Unavailable Server is undergoing maintenance and is unavailable
429 Rate Limited Rate limiting in effect, try again later
404 Not Found The project could not be found
403 Forbidden Direct Mail account is disabled
401 Unauthorized API key, secret, or authentication method is incorrect
400 Bad Request One or more of the values in the request body is invalid
202 Accepted The request has been accepted for processing

Response Body

A JSON object representing the merge task.

Key Value Description
links Array of Object URL for the merge task.

Example

DELETE /api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/address-groups/D0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2/addresses/B4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Basic QzFENDREMjEtNTA4MC00NTM3LUFFOD
Host: secure.directmailmac.com

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:50:52 GMT
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://secure.directmailmac.com/api/v2/projects/187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c/merge-task?s=54&m=DELETE&r=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.directmailmac.com%2Fapi%2Fv2%2Fprojects%2F187812f26ba37d9769d8691d2a83c95c%2Faddress-groups%2FD0693CAB-1CAF-417A-8973-337DA5AD82F2%2Faddresses%2FB4A4A0A7-84A4-474B-8A74-5A5CA50F3169",
            "rel": "merge-task"
        }
    ]
}

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