| Error Codes |
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A mapping of known Exception classes to numerical codes that will be returned when errors occur. |
| Method Categories |
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| Campaign Related |
| Campaign Stats |
| Campaign Report Data |
| Ecommerce |
| Folder Related |
| Golden Monkeys |
| Helper |
| List Related |
| Security Related |
| Template Related |
| Campaign Related Methods |
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campaignContent(string apikey, string cid, bool for_archive) Get the content (both html and text) for a campaign either as it would appear in the campaign archive or as the raw, original content |
campaignCreate(string apikey, string type, array options, array content, array segment_opts, array type_opts) Create a new draft campaign to send. |
campaignDelete(string apikey, string cid) Delete a campaign. |
campaignEcommOrderAdd(string apikey, array order) Attach Ecommerce Order Information to a Campaign. |
campaignPause(string apikey, string cid) Pause an AutoResponder or RSS campaign from sending |
campaignReplicate(string apikey, string cid) Replicate a campaign. |
campaignResume(string apikey, string cid) Resume sending an AutoResponder or RSS campaign |
campaignSchedule(string apikey, string cid, string schedule_time, string schedule_time_b) Schedule a campaign to be sent in the future |
campaignSegmentTest(string apikey, string list_id, array options) Allows one to test their segmentation rules before creating a campaign using them |
campaignSendNow(string apikey, string cid) Send a given campaign immediately. |
campaignSendTest(string apikey, string cid, array test_emails, string send_type) Send a test of this campaign to the provided email address |
campaignShareReport(string apikey, string cid, array opts) Get the URL to a customized VIP Report for the specified campaign and optionally send an email to someone with links to it. |
campaignTemplateContent(string apikey, string cid) Get the HTML template content sections for a campaign. |
campaignUnschedule(string apikey, string cid) Unschedule a campaign that is scheduled to be sent in the future |
campaignUpdate(string apikey, string cid, string name, mixed value) Update just about any setting for a campaign that has not been sent. |
campaigns(string apikey, array filters, int start, int limit) Get the list of campaigns and their details matching the specified filters |
| Campaign Stats Methods |
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campaignAbuseReports(string apikey, string cid, string since, int start, int limit) Get all email addresses that complained about a given campaign |
campaignAdvice(string apikey, string cid) Retrieve the text presented in our app for how a campaign performed and any advice we may have for you - best suited for display in customized reports pages. |
campaignAnalytics(string apikey, string cid) Retrieve the Google Analytics data we've collected for this campaign. |
campaignBounceMessage(string apikey, string cid, string email) Retrieve the most recent full bounce message for a specific email address on the given campaign. |
campaignBounceMessages(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit, string since) Retrieve the full bounce messages for the given campaign. |
campaignClickStats(string apikey, string cid) Get an array of the urls being tracked, and their click counts for a given campaign |
campaignEcommOrders(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit, string since) Retrieve the Ecommerce Orders tracked by campaignEcommOrderAdd() |
campaignEepUrlStats(string apikey, string cid) Retrieve the tracked eepurl mentions on Twitter |
campaignEmailDomainPerformance(string apikey, string cid) Get the top 5 performing email domains for this campaign. |
campaignGeoOpens(string apikey, string cid) Retrieve the countries and number of opens tracked for each. |
campaignGeoOpensForCountry(string apikey, string cid, string code) Retrieve the regions and number of opens tracked for a certain country. |
campaignHardBounces(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) DEPRECATED Get all email addresses with Hard Bounces for a given campaign |
campaignMembers(string apikey, string cid, string status, int start, int limit) Get all email addresses the campaign was successfully sent to (ie, no bounces) |
campaignSoftBounces(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) DEPRECATED Get all email addresses with Soft Bounces for a given campaign |
campaignStats(string apikey, string cid) Given a list and a campaign, get all the relevant campaign statistics (opens, bounces, clicks, etc.) |
campaignUnsubscribes(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) Get all unsubscribed email addresses for a given campaign |
| Campaign Report Data Methods |
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campaignClickDetailAIM(string apikey, string cid, string url, int start, int limit) Return the list of email addresses that clicked on a given url, and how many times they clicked |
campaignEmailStatsAIM(string apikey, string cid, array email_address) Given a campaign and email address, return the entire click and open history with timestamps, ordered by time |
campaignEmailStatsAIMAll(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) Given a campaign and correct paging limits, return the entire click and open history with timestamps, ordered by time, for every user a campaign was delivered to. |
campaignNotOpenedAIM(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) Retrieve the list of email addresses that did not open a given campaign |
campaignOpenedAIM(string apikey, string cid, int start, int limit) Retrieve the list of email addresses that opened a given campaign with how many times they opened - note: this AIM function is free and does not actually require the AIM module to be installed |
| Ecommerce Methods |
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ecommOrderAdd(string apikey, array order) Import Ecommerce Order Information to be used for Segmentation. |
ecommOrderDel(string apikey, string store_id, string order_id) Delete Ecommerce Order Information used for segmentation. |
ecommOrders(string apikey, int start, int limit, string since) Retrieve the Ecommerce Orders for an account |
| Folder Related Methods |
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folderAdd(string apikey, string name, string type) Add a new folder to file campaigns or autoresponders in |
folderDel(string apikey, int fid, string type) Delete a campaign or autoresponder folder. |
folderUpdate(string apikey, int fid, string name, string type) Update the name of a folder for campaigns or autoresponders |
folders(string apikey, string type) List all the folders for a user account |
| Golden Monkeys Methods |
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gmonkeyActivity(string apikey) Retrieve all Activity (opens/clicks) for Golden Monkeys over the past 10 days |
gmonkeyAdd(string apikey, string id, array email_address) Add Golden Monkey(s) |
gmonkeyDel(string apikey, string id, array email_address) Remove Golden Monkey(s) |
gmonkeyMembers(string apikey) Retrieve all Golden Monkey(s) for an account |
| Helper Methods |
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campaignsForEmail(string apikey, string email_address, array options) Retrieve all Campaigns Ids a member was sent |
chimpChatter(string apikey) Return the current Chimp Chatter messages for an account. |
generateText(string apikey, string type, mixed content) Have HTML content auto-converted to a text-only format. |
getAccountDetails(string apikey) Retrieve lots of account information including payments made, plan info, some account stats, installed modules, contact info, and more. |
inlineCss(string apikey, string html, bool strip_css) Send your HTML content to have the CSS inlined and optionally remove the original styles. |
listsForEmail(string apikey, string email_address) Retrieve all List Ids a member is subscribed to. |
ping(string apikey) "Ping" the MailChimp API - a simple method you can call that will return a constant value as long as everything is good. |
| List Related Methods |
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listAbuseReports(string apikey, string id, int start, int limit, string since) Get all email addresses that complained about a given campaign |
listActivity(string apikey, string id) Access up to the previous 180 days of daily detailed aggregated activity stats for a given list |
listBatchSubscribe(string apikey, string id, array batch, boolean double_optin, boolean update_existing, boolean replace_interests) Subscribe a batch of email addresses to a list at once. |
listBatchUnsubscribe(string apikey, string id, array emails, boolean delete_member, boolean send_goodbye, boolean send_notify) Unsubscribe a batch of email addresses to a list |
listClients(string apikey, string id) Retrieve the clients that the list's subscribers have been tagged as being used based on user agents seen. |
listGrowthHistory(string apikey, string id) Access the Growth History by Month for a given list. |
listInterestGroupAdd(string apikey, string id, string group_name, int grouping_id) Add a single Interest Group - if interest groups for the List are not yet enabled, adding the first group will automatically turn them on. |
listInterestGroupDel(string apikey, string id, string group_name, int grouping_id) Delete a single Interest Group - if the last group for a list is deleted, this will also turn groups for the list off. |
listInterestGroupUpdate(string apikey, string id, string old_name, string new_name, mixed grouping_id, int optional) Change the name of an Interest Group |
listInterestGroupingAdd(string apikey, string id, string name, string type, array groups) Add a new Interest Grouping - if interest groups for the List are not yet enabled, adding the first grouping will automatically turn them on. |
listInterestGroupingDel(string apikey, int grouping_id) Delete an existing Interest Grouping - this will permanently delete all contained interest groups and will remove those selections from all list members |
listInterestGroupingUpdate(string apikey, int grouping_id, string name, string value) Update an existing Interest Grouping |
listInterestGroupings(string apikey, string id) Get the list of interest groupings for a given list, including the label, form information, and included groups for each |
listLocations(string apikey, string id) Retrieve the locations (countries) that the list's subscribers have been tagged to based on geocoding their IP address |
listMemberActivity(string apikey, string id, array email_address) Get the most recent 100 activities for particular list members (open, click, bounce, unsub, abuse, sent to) |
listMemberInfo(string apikey, string id, array email_address) Get all the information for particular members of a list |
listMembers(string apikey, string id, string status, string since, int start, int limit) Get all of the list members for a list that are of a particular status. |
listMergeVarAdd(string apikey, string id, string tag, string name, array options) Add a new merge tag to a given list |
listMergeVarDel(string apikey, string id, string tag) Delete a merge tag from a given list and all its members. |
listMergeVarUpdate(string apikey, string id, string tag, array options) Update most parameters for a merge tag on a given list. |
listMergeVars(string apikey, string id) Get the list of merge tags for a given list, including their name, tag, and required setting |
listStaticSegmentAdd(string apikey, string id, string name) Save a segment against a list for later use. |
listStaticSegmentDel(string apikey, string id, int seg_id) Delete a static segment. |
listStaticSegmentMembersAdd(string apikey, string id, int seg_id, array batch) Add list members to a static segment. |
listStaticSegmentMembersDel(string apikey, string id, int seg_id, array batch) Remove list members from a static segment. |
listStaticSegmentReset(string apikey, string id, int seg_id) Resets a static segment - removes all members from the static segment. |
listStaticSegments(string apikey, string id) Retrieve all of the Static Segments for a list. |
listSubscribe(string apikey, string id, string email_address, array merge_vars, string email_type, bool double_optin, bool update_existing, bool replace_interests, bool send_welcome) Subscribe the provided email to a list. |
listUnsubscribe(string apikey, string id, string email_address, boolean delete_member, boolean send_goodbye, boolean send_notify) Unsubscribe the given email address from the list |
listUpdateMember(string apikey, string id, string email_address, array merge_vars, string email_type, boolean replace_interests) Edit the email address, merge fields, and interest groups for a list member. |
listWebhookAdd(string apikey, string id, string url, array actions, array sources) Add a new Webhook URL for the given list |
listWebhookDel(string apikey, string id, string url) Delete an existing Webhook URL from a given list |
listWebhooks(string apikey, string id) Return the Webhooks configured for the given list |
lists(string apikey, array filters, int start, int limit) Retrieve all of the lists defined for your user account |
| Security Related Methods |
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apikeyAdd(string username, string password, string apikey) Add an API Key to your account. |
apikeyExpire(string username, string password, string apikey) Expire a Specific API Key. |
apikeys(string username, string password, string apikey, boolean expired) Retrieve a list of all MailChimp API Keys for this User |
| Template Related Methods |
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templateAdd(string apikey, string name, string html) Create a new user template, NOT campaign content. |
templateDel(string apikey, int id) Delete (deactivate) a user template |
templateInfo(string apikey, int tid, string type) Pull details for a specific template to help support editing |
templateUndel(string apikey, int id) Undelete (reactivate) a user template |
templateUpdate(string apikey, int id, array values) Replace the content of a user template, NOT campaign content. |
templates(string apikey, array types, array inactives, string category) Retrieve various templates available in the system, allowing some thing similar to our template gallery to be created. |
API Endpoints
Important: Our API endpoints (or submit URLs) are datacenter specific. If a datacenter prefix is not used, then "us1" is assumed. Some API Wrappers have been updated to auto-switch based on API Keys. If you are not using a wrapper, you will need to hard code the endpoint into your app.
The generic format for the API endpoint is:
http://<dc>.api.mailchimp.com/1.3/
Where <dc> should be replaced with the portion after the dash in your API Key. e.g. "us1", "us2", "uk1", etc. A solid example - say your API Key is myapikey-us2. You are in us2, so your API Endpoint would be:
http://us2.api.mailchimp.com/1.3/
Any other URL would cause an error to be returned!
Input Parameters
For XML-RPC, simply tell your client to connect to:
http://<dc>.api.mailchimp.com/1.3/
To submit a JSON encoded object that includes the parameters (and automatically receive JSON output), you must use a HTTP POST request with the URL Encoded JSON string to:
http://<dc>.api.mailchimp.com/1.3/?method=SOME-METHOD
For General Serialized output, use:
http://<dc>.api.mailchimp.com/1.3/?output=OUTPUT_FORMAT&method=SOME-METHOD&[other parameters]
Output Formats for Serialized calls
We support 4 output formats. To use any of them, simply replace OUTPUT_FORMAT above with one of:
For Serialized versions, method is the method name from our API you are calling and [other parameters] are the parameters the documentation calls for. There are some examples here. Additionally, either GET or POST requests may be used for the serialized versions, though the method currently must always be a GET parameter.
HTTPS / Secure Connections
HTTPS is 100% supported with valid, signed certificates for all API methods regardless of whether your calls use XML-RPC or the Serialized GET/POST. Those manually coding Submit URLs can simply change the http to https in the URL (make sure your connection library supports HTTPS!). Some API Wrappers have switches to turn HTTPS on - others may require hacking at their source or contacting the author to include support.
Questions? Problems?
Have you run into difficulties or a method just doesn't seem to work right? Check out our API Support options here and we'll be happy to assist you.