We recommend regularly updating contacts by Backend API (server-to-server). Request example:
Explanation of Fields:
-
firstName
:- Value:
"John"
- The contact's first name.
- Value:
-
lastName
:- Value:
"Smith"
- The contact's last name.
- Value:
-
channels
:- An array specifying the contact's communication channels. Each channel includes:
type
: The channel type (e.g.,"email"
,"sms"
,"webPush"
).value
: The identifier for the channel (e.g., email address, phone number).
- An array specifying the contact's communication channels. Each channel includes:
-
address
:- Contains the contact's full address details:
city
,region
,country
,postalCode
, andaddressLine
.
- Contains the contact's full address details:
-
fields
:- An array of custom fields containing additional information about the contact:
- Example:
"birthDate"
and"loyaltyLevel"
.
- Example:
- An array of custom fields containing additional information about the contact:
-
externalCustomerId
:- Value:
"EM12790"
- Your system's unique identifier for the contact.
- Value:
-
groups
:- An array of static segments (groups) the contact belongs to.
- Example:
"Newsletter Subscribers"
.
-
languageCode
:- Value:
"en"
- The contact's preferred language.
- Value:
-
timeZone
:- Value:
"America/New_York"
- The contact's time zone.
- Value:
NoteWe strongly recommend using your External ID as the main identifier to match the contact data in our system.