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Contact Type

(API Version v9)


This entity represents a type of a Contact in the system. Examples would "Billing", "Shipping" etc.


What can you do with ContactType?


Properties

Property Details
identity
READ-ONLY
"identity": 0
Type: Number
This is the unique numeric identifier for the ContactType
name
"name": "Shipping"
Type: String
User defined name for the Contact Type
ownerId
READ-ONLY
"ownerId": 19
Type: Number
Unique identifier for the associated Owner object.
ownerName
READ-ONLY
"ownerName": "Sample Name"
Type: String
The name of the object associated with the ownerId property.
isRequired
"isRequired": true
Type: Boolean
Whether or not this Contact Type is required.
contactTypeTypeId
"contactTypeTypeId": 7
Type: Number
Unique identifier for the associated ContactTypeType object.
contactTypeTypeName
"contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Name"
Type: String
The name of the object associated with the contactTypeTypeId property.
description
"description": "Shipping contact for the account"
Type: String
User defined description for the Contact Type
sendEmail
"sendEmail": true
Type: Boolean
Unused
showOnOverview
"showOnOverview": true
Type: Boolean
Unsued
showOnNewAccount
"showOnNewAccount": true
Type: Boolean
Whether or not to make this Contact Type available for convenience when adding a new Account through the user interface.


Patch Types

The PATCH verb allows you to update an object. Just like a put, you only need to supply the fields that will be updated in the payload. However, a patch allows you to update many objects at once.

PATCH operations can be used as a standard API call. Below you will find the child objects that can be updated as part of PATCH operations for the ContactType object.

Standard PATCH objects:

DataFlow PATCH objects:


End Points

DELETEContactType/{id}
Delete an instance of the ContactType object. Upon successful delete, this API will return a record of all of the related objects deleted with this operation. The specifics on which objects have been deleted will depend on which related objects have been populated in the system.
{id}Unique identifier for the ContactType object.
Delete an instance of the ContactType object.
DELETE ContactType/{id}
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "type": "delete",
    "results": {
        "totalCount": 4,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "action": "deleted",
                "dtoTypeKey": "contactType"
            },
            {
                "lhsId": 2,
                "rhsId": 2,
                "action": "detached",
                "dtoTypeKey": "sampleObjectConnector"
            },
            {
                "foreignKeyIdentity": 2,
                "action": "deleted",
                "dtoTypeKey": "sampleObject"
            }
        ]
    }
}
GETContactType/
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects.
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects.
GET ContactType/
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "totalCount": 1,
    "items": [
        {
            "identity": 1,
            "name": "Shipping",
            "ownerId": 20,
            "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
            "isRequired": true,
            "contactTypeTypeId": 16,
            "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
            "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
            "sendEmail": true,
            "showOnOverview": true,
            "showOnNewAccount": true
        }
    ]
}
GETContactType/Paged
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects in a paged fashion. This endpoint implements pagination for its results. Individual pages can be requested to return a particular paged set in the list of results. To learn more, see details on working with paginated endpoints.
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects in a paged fashion.
GET ContactType/Paged
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "pagination": {
        "pageNumber": 1,
        "pageSize": 20,
        "excludeTotalCount": false
    },
    "pagedResults": {
        "totalCount": 1,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "name": "Shipping",
                "ownerId": 4,
                "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
                "isRequired": true,
                "contactTypeTypeId": 27,
                "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                "sendEmail": true,
                "showOnOverview": true,
                "showOnNewAccount": true
            }
        ]
    }
}
GETContactType/Paged/Detail
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects in a paged fashion with all object details. This endpoint returns additional detailed data related to this object. The specifics on which data is returned will depend on which related objects have been populated in the system.
Retrieve all of the ContactType objects in a paged fashion with all object details.
GET ContactType/Paged/Detail
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "pagination": {
        "pageNumber": 1,
        "pageSize": 20,
        "excludeTotalCount": false
    },
    "pagedResults": {
        "totalCount": 1,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "name": "Shipping",
                "ownerId": 1,
                "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
                "isRequired": true,
                "contactTypeTypeId": 0,
                "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                "sendEmail": true,
                "showOnOverview": true,
                "showOnNewAccount": true,
                "details": {
                    "contactPointTypes": [
                        {
                            "identity": 45,
                            "name": "Sample Text Data",
                            "dataTypeId": 88,
                            "dataTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                            "isRequired": true,
                            "contactTypeId": 94,
                            "contactTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                            "allowMultiple": true,
                            "isCore": true
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}
GETContactType/{id}
Retrieve an instance of the ContactType object by its ID.
{id}Unique identifier for the ContactType object.
Retrieve an instance of the ContactType object by its ID.
GET ContactType/{id}
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "instance": {
        "identity": 1,
        "name": "Shipping",
        "ownerId": 27,
        "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
        "isRequired": true,
        "contactTypeTypeId": 13,
        "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
        "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
        "sendEmail": true,
        "showOnOverview": true,
        "showOnNewAccount": true
    }
}
GETContactType/{id}/Detail
Retrieve deep detail of the ContactType object by its ID. This endpoint returns additional detailed data related to this object. The specifics on which data is returned will depend on which related objects have been populated in the system.
{id}Unique identifier for the ContactType object.
Retrieve deep detail of the ContactType object by its ID.
GET ContactType/{id}/Detail
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "instance": {
        "identity": 1,
        "name": "Shipping",
        "ownerId": 1,
        "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
        "isRequired": true,
        "contactTypeTypeId": 27,
        "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
        "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
        "sendEmail": true,
        "showOnOverview": true,
        "showOnNewAccount": true,
        "details": {
            "contactPointTypes": [
                {
                    "identity": 45,
                    "name": "Sample Text Data",
                    "dataTypeId": 88,
                    "dataTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                    "isRequired": true,
                    "contactTypeId": 94,
                    "contactTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                    "allowMultiple": true,
                    "isCore": true
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
PATCHContactType/{id}
Update or Add the ContactType object and optionally make changes to any child objects. Patch end points allow for adding/updating multiple related entities and the results of those changes will be reported in the response JSON payload in the items array.
{id}Unique identifier for the ContactType object.
Update or Add the ContactType object and optionally make changes to any child objects.
PATCH ContactType/{id}

{
    "details": {},
    "contactTypes": {
        "items": [
            {
                "patchType": "create",
                "patchClientId": 1,
                "name": "Shipping",
                "isRequired": true,
                "contactTypeTypeId": 7,
                "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                "sendEmail": true,
                "showOnOverview": true,
                "showOnNewAccount": true
            }
        ]
    }
}
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "type": "patch",
    "results": {
        "totalCount": 1,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "action": "created",
                "dtoTypeKey": "contactType",
                "instance": {
                    "identity": 1,
                    "name": "Shipping",
                    "ownerId": 25,
                    "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
                    "isRequired": true,
                    "contactTypeTypeId": 1,
                    "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                    "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                    "sendEmail": true,
                    "showOnOverview": true,
                    "showOnNewAccount": true
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}
POSTContactType/
Create a new instance of the ContactType object.
Create a new instance of the ContactType object.
POST ContactType/

{
    "name": "Shipping",
    "isRequired": true,
    "contactTypeTypeId": 19,
    "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
    "sendEmail": true,
    "showOnOverview": true,
    "showOnNewAccount": true
}
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "type": "create",
    "results": {
        "totalCount": 1,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "name": "Shipping",
                "ownerId": 17,
                "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
                "isRequired": true,
                "contactTypeTypeId": 4,
                "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                "sendEmail": true,
                "showOnOverview": true,
                "showOnNewAccount": true
            }
        ]
    }
}
PUTContactType/{id}
Update an existing instance of the ContactType object.
Update an existing instance of the ContactType object.
PUT ContactType/{id}

{
    "identity": 1,
    "name": "Shipping",
    "isRequired": true,
    "contactTypeTypeId": 24,
    "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
    "sendEmail": true,
    "showOnOverview": true,
    "showOnNewAccount": true
}
View Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
    "trackingId": "d2ae5304-2355-44eb-a328-272f02935f8b",
    "type": "update",
    "results": {
        "totalCount": 1,
        "items": [
            {
                "identity": 1,
                "name": "Shipping",
                "ownerId": 6,
                "ownerName": "Sample Text Data",
                "isRequired": true,
                "contactTypeTypeId": 4,
                "contactTypeTypeName": "Sample Text Data",
                "description": "Shipping contact for the account",
                "sendEmail": true,
                "showOnOverview": true,
                "showOnNewAccount": true
            }
        ]
    }
}