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Non-LDAP Contacts can be easily updated or added to the system with the API.  This endpoint acts similarly to the Contacts Import for Primary Email and Primary Phone.

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Available Fields

Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

department

noInteger

Department RECID that the Contact is assigned to.

customer_number

no*Integer

Customer Number assigned to the Contact. Conditionally Required if Contact is a CUSTOMER type

first_name

yesString

Contact's First Name.
last_nameyesString

Contact's Last Name.

contact_directory

yesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Is this Contact in the Directory?
contact_typesyesString

CONTACT_TYPE Lists 

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What Type(s) of Contact is this? Example: "USER,CUSTOMER"
statusyesInteger

STATUS_TYPE Lists 

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Stats of the Contact (Active/Inactive).
typenoStringEMAIL, ADDRESS, PHONE, REMARKS, UDFS
What type of Contact information is being provided?
email_directoryyesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Should this Email show in the Directory.
emailyesString

New Primary Email for the Contact.

address_directory

noIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Is this Address in the Directory?
address_typenostring

ADDRESS_TYPE Lists 

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What Type of Address is it?
street_addressno*String

First Line of the Address.

*If any Address fields are sent, all become Required

address2noString

Second Line of the Address.
cityno*String

City the Address is in.

*If any Address fields are sent, all become Required

stateno*String

State the Address is in. Use standard 2 Letter Abbreviation.

*If any Address fields are sent, all become Required

zip_codeno*Integer

5 digit Postal Code assigned to the Address.

*If any Address fields are sent, all become Required

phone_directoryyesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Should this Phone Number show in the Directory.
phone_primaryyesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Is this the Primary Phone Number?
phone_typeyesString

PHONE_TYPE Lists 

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What Type of Phone Number is this?
phone_numberyesInteger

Phone Number for the Contact.

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  • Requires "type = EMAIL"

Available Fields

Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

contact_recidyesInteger

RECID
for the Contact. RECID
column from CONTACTS
_EMAILS
table.
email_directoryyesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Should this Email show in the Directory.
emailyesString

New Primary Email for the Contact.


Email Request Example

Call:

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Value

Content-Type

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Pcr-Html-Encoded

TRUE

Body:

Key

Value

type

EMAIL

email

help@pcr.com

email_directory0
contact_Directory1
first_namePCR
last_nameSysAdmin
contact_typesUSER
status1
contact_recid1

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Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

contact_recidyesInteger

RECID for the Contact. RECID column from CONTACTS _ADDRESSES table.

address_directory

noIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Is this Address in the Directory?
address_typenostring

ADDRESS_TYPE Lists 

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What Type of Address is it?
street_addressno*String

First Line of the Address.

*See Note below

address2noString

Second Line of the Address.
cityno*String

City the Address is in.

*See Note below

stateno*String

State the Address is in. Use standard 2 Letter Abbreviation.

*See Note below

zip_codeno*Integer

5 digit Postal Code assigned to the Address.

*See Note below

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Key

Value

Content-Type

application/json

Pcr-Html-Encoded

TRUE

Body:

Key

Value

type

ADDRESS

address_directory

0

address_typeWarehouse
street_address1313 Mockingbird Lane
cityMockingbird Heights
stateCA
zip_code55555
contact_Directory1
first_namePCR
last_nameSysAdmin
contact_typesUSER
status1
contact_recid1

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Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

contact_recidyesInteger

RECID for the Contact. RECID column from CONTACTS _PHONES table.
phone_directoryyesIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 1
Should this Phone Number show in the Directory.
phone_primarynoIntegerNo = 0, Yes = 11Is this the Primary Phone Number?
phone_typeyesString

PHONE_TYPE Lists 

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What Type of Phone Number is this.
phone_numberyesInteger

Phone Number for the Contact.

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Key

Value

Content-Type

application/json

Pcr-Html-Encoded

TRUE

Body:

Key

Value

type

PHONE

phone_directory

0

phone_primary0
phone_typeWork
phone_number5558675309
contact_Directory1
first_namePCR
last_nameSysAdmin
contact_typesUSER
status1
contact_recid1

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  • Requires "type = REMARKS"

Available Fields

Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

contact_recid

yes

Integer



RECID

of the Contact. RECID

column from CONTACTS

_PHONES

table.

remarks

yes

String



The remark to add to the Contact

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Headers:

Key

Value

Content-Type

application/json

Pcr-Html-Encoded

TRUE

Body:

Key

Value

typeREMARKS

contact_recid

1

remarks

This is the Demo Account

Results

If the request is successful, the RECID of the Remark record will be returned as follows:

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  • Requires "type = UDFS"

Available Fields

Field

Required

Data Type

Options

Default

Notes

contact_recid

Yes

Integer

The RECID of the Contact that the UDF is for.



RECID column from

USER_DEFINED_FIELDS_VALS

CONTACTS table.

udf_UDF-RECIDYes*Integer

UDF-RECID is the RECID of the UDF to assign the value to. Example: udf_684=value
  • See Note Below
udf_UDF-IDENTIFIERYes*Mixed

IDENTIFIER is the unique Identifier of the UDF to assign the value to. Example: udf_LEGACYNUM=value
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  • udf_UDF-RECID and udf_UDF-IDENTIFIER are Conditionally Required. The use of one is Required, but not both.

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POST DOMAIN/KEY/contacts.json

Headers:

Key

Value

Content-Type

application/json

Pcr-Html-Encoded

TRUE

Body:

Key

Value

typeUDFS

contact_recid

1

udf_UDF-RECID1

0000

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Results

If the request is successful, the RECID(s) of the new Contact UDF records will be returned in the same order as provided:

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To locate contact data navigate to Main > People > Workers / Contacts, to view the Workers / Contacts Grid.

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