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Contact List

Retrieve List

Use this API call to retrieve contact lists that are currently stored in your Voodoo SMS account.

Definition

http:// or https:// www.voodooSMS.com/vapi/server/getLists

Methods

GET

Required Parameters
uid: System allocated username for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
pass: System password for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
format: Return format requested: XML, JSON or PHP data.

Getting contact lists currently avaliable on your account

Request
<?php
switch($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]) {
    case "GET":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_GET["pass"]);
        $format = htmlspecialchars($_GET["format"]);
        break;
    case "POST":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_POST["pass"]);
        $format = htmlspecialchars($_POST["format"]);
        break;
}
$url = 'https://www.voodoosms.com/vapi/server/getLists?uid='.$uid.'&pass='.$pass."&format=".$format;
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2);
// Download the given URL, and return output
$output = curl_exec($ch);
echo $output."   ".curl_error($ch);
// Close the cURL resource, and free system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
Response
<xml>
   <status>200</status>
   <resultText>200 OK</resultText>
   <owner_id>50036</owner_id>
   <total_contact_list>181</total_contact_list>
   <contact_list>
      <item>
         <list_id>6355</list_id>
         <list_name>New my test</list_name>
         <list_size>10</list_size>
         <active_contacts>10</active_contacts>
         <custom_fields>[]</custom_fields>
         <last_update>2017-07-25 12:34:55</last_update>
      </item>
      <item>
         <list_id>6283</list_id>
         <list_name>Rao 1</list_name>
         <list_size>8</list_size>
         <active_contacts>8</active_contacts>
         <custom_fields>["number_name"]</custom_fields>
         <last_update>2016-11-03 07:48:31</last_update>
      </item>
   </contact_list>
</xml>

Retrieve Contacts

Combined with the list_id of the Contact List from the “Retrieve List” API, this will show the contacts assigned to that list.

Definition

http:// or https:// www.voodooSMS.com/vapi/server/getContactLists

Methods

GET

Required Parameters
uid: System allocated username for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
pass: System password for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
listid: Pass Contact list id
format: Return format requested: XML, JSON or PHP data.

Getting contact list numbers currently avaliable on your account

Request
<?php
switch($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]) {
    case "GET":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_GET["pass"]);
        $listid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["listid"]);
        break;
    case "POST":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_POST["pass"]);
        $listid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["listid"]);
        break;
}
$url = 'https://www.voodoosms.com/vapi/server/getContactLists?uid='.$uid.'
        &pass='.$pass.'&listid='.$listid;
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2);
// Download the given URL, and return output
$output = curl_exec($ch);
echo $output."   ".curl_error($ch);
// Close the cURL resource, and free system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
Response
<xml>
   <status>200</status>
   <resultText>200 OK</resultText>
   <group_name>contact list manual</group_name>
   <group_size>4</group_size>
   <contact_list>
      <item>
         <cnt_number>447700900604</cnt_number>
      </item>
      <item>
         <cnt_number>447700900603</cnt_number>
      </item>
      <item>
         <cnt_number>447700900622</cnt_number>
      </item>
      <item>
         <cnt_number>447700900420</cnt_number>
      </item>
   </contact_list>
</xml>

Add Contacts

This call allows you to add a contact or multiple contacts to a specific contact list.

Definition

http:// or https:// www.voodooSMS.com/vapi/server/addContact

Methods

GET

Required Parameters
uid: System allocated username for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
pass: System password for API user configured within the VoodooSMS.com Portal in ‘Send SMS>API Management’
listid: for contact list id
number: Add a single or multiple numbers (comma separated) e.g. 447700900000,447700777888.
format: Return format requested: XML, JSON or PHP data.

Optional Parameters
custfield1: 1st custom field
custfield2: 2nd custom field
custfield3: 3rd custom field
custfield4: 4th custom field
custfield5: 5th custom field
custfield6: 6th custom field
cc: Country code

Add contact list on your account

Request
<?php
switch($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]) {
    case "GET":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_GET["pass"]);
        $listid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["listid"]);
        $number = htmlspecialchars($_GET["number"]);
        $format = htmlspecialchars($_GET["format"]);
        break;
    case "POST":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_POST["pass"]);
        $listid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["listid"]);
        $number = htmlspecialchars($_POST["number"]);
        $format = htmlspecialchars($_POST["format"]);
        break;
}
$url = 'https://www.voodoosms.com/vapi/server/addContact?uid='.$uid.'&pass='.$pass.'&listid='.$listid
    .'&number='.$number."&format=".$format;
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2);
// Download the given URL, and return output
$output = curl_exec($ch);
echo $output."   ".curl_error($ch);
// Close the cURL resource, and free system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
Response
<xml>
   <status>200</status>
   <resultText>You have successfully updated the contact list</resultText>
   <list_id>6355</list_id>
   <list_name>New my test</list_name>
   <list_size>10</list_size>
   <active_contacts>10</active_contacts>
   <total_contacts_supplied>1</total_contacts_supplied>
   <blacklist_numbers>0</blacklist_numbers>
   <not_allowed>0</not_allowed>
   <already_exists>1</already_exists>
   <invalid_numbers>0</invalid_numbers>
   <contacts_imported>0</contacts_imported>
</xml>

Setup AutoList

The Auto List feature provides the ability to automatically insert contacts into a contact list if/when the sent SMS has been marked as delivered.

To enable this feature please complete the following steps:

  1. Log into the portal and select Send SMS -> API Management -> API Auto List and click on ‘+Auto List’
  2. This form will create a template which will be used to create a new contact list at the beginning of each month.

Auto List Name This is the internal name within the Auto List feature

Description You can enter a description here for future reference

New Contact List Name The text entered here will be used when a contact list is created at beginning of each month.

e.g. If ‘Demo Auto List’ is entered, the list created in July 2015 will be named as ‘Demo Auto List - July 2016’ , August 2016 - ‘Demo Auto List - August 2016’ and On clicking ‘Submit’ the platform will save the information and generate an Auto List ID to use within the API Call.

3 . The Auto List section will display the Group ID in the table, this value needs to be added to your API Call as follows :

Request
<?php
switch($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]) {
    case "GET":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_GET["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_GET["pass"]);
        $dest = htmlspecialchars($_GET["dest"]);
        $orig = htmlspecialchars($_GET["orig"]);
        $msg = htmlspecialchars($_GET["msg"]);
        $validity = htmlspecialchars($_GET["validity"]);
        $autolist = htmlspecialchars($_GET["autolist"]);
        break;
    case "POST":
        $uid = htmlspecialchars($_POST["uid"]);
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_POST["pass"]);
        $dest = htmlspecialchars($_POST["dest"]);
        $orig = htmlspecialchars($_POST["orig"]);
        $msg = htmlspecialchars($_POST["msg"]);
        $validity = htmlspecialchars($_POST["validity"]);
        $autolist = htmlspecialchars($_POST["autolist"]);
        break;
}

$url = 'https://www.voodoosms.com/vapi/server/setupautolist?autolist='.$autolist.'uid='.$uid.
    '&pass='.$pass.'&dest='.$dest.'&orig='.$orig.'&msg='.$msg.'&validity='.$validity;

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2);
$data = curl_exec($ch);

// Download the given URL, and return output
$output = curl_exec($ch);
echo $output."   ".curl_error($ch);
 // Close the cURL resource, and free system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
Response
<xml>
   <result>{200 OK}</result>
   <resultText>200OK</resultText>
   <reference_id>
      <item>5883U8YDCF08122712161</item>
   </reference_id>
</xml>

4 . It is possible to set up multiple Auto Lists, you will need to specify the different autolist_ID as required to ensure that the contact is inserted into the correct list.