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Mailchimp Contacts API

The contacts API from Mailchimp — 6 operation(s) for contacts.

Mailchimp Contacts API is one of 45 APIs that Mailchimp publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Contacts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 operations across 6 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.0.91.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://server.api.mailchimp.com/3.0.

8 operations 6 paths 0 schemas 4 GET1 PATCH3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.0.91
Base URL
https://{open-commerce-host}/graphql
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Mailchimp Contacts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 4 GET, 1 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

contacts 8
GET
/audiences
Get a list of audiences
getAudienceContacts 4 params → 200default
GET
/audiences/{audience_id}
Get audience info
getAudienceId 3 params → 200default
GET
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts
Get Contacts
getAudienceContactList 11 params → 200default
POST
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts
Add Contact
createAudienceContact 3 params body → 200default
GET
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}
Get Contact
getAudienceContact 4 params → 200default
PATCH
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}
Update Contact
patchAudienceContact 4 params body → 200default
POST
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/archive
Archive Contact
postAudiencesContactsActionsArchive 2 params → 204default
POST
/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/forget
Forget Contact
postAudiencesContactsActionsForget 2 params → 204default

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

mailchimp-contacts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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