Overview

Skill Level: Any

Prerequisites

The Watson Campaign Automation user account that calls the API must have Organization Administration rights.

Step-by-step

  1. Syntax of the request and response XML for GetSentMailingsForList

    This interface allows specification of a database or Query ID in addition to a flag to include “children”.

    Operation

    <GetSentMailingsForList>
    Elements

    LIST_ID

    Required ID of the database or Query for which to retrieve mailings.
     

    INCLUDE_CHILDREN

    Optional parameter to retrieve mailings for queries based on the specified database ID.
     

    DATE_START

    Required Starting Date in the format “mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss”
     

    DATE_END

    Required Ending Date in the format “mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss”
     

    PRIVATE

    Optional parameter to retrieve private mailings. If the API does not receive private or shared designation, the Acoustic Campaign returns both private and shared mailings.
     

    SHARED

    Optional parameter to retrieve shared mailings.
     

    SCHEDULED

    Optional mailing type parameter to retrieve scheduled mailings. If you do not specify a mailing type in the API, the Acoustic Campaign returns mailings of all types; the various mailing type parameters are used to limit the list to only the specified types.
     

    SENT

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve sent mailings.
     

    SENDING

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve mailings while sending.
     

    OPTIN_CONFIRMATION

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve Opt-in Autoresponder mailings.
     

    PROFILE_CONFIRMATION

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve Edit Profile Autoresponder mailings.
     

    AUTOMATED

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve Custom Autoresponder mailings.
     

    CAMPAIGN_ACTIVE

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve active Groups of Automated Messages.
     

    CAMPAIGN_COMPLETED

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve completed Groups of Automated Messages.
     

    CAMPAIGN_CANCELLED

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve canceled Groups of Automated Messages.
     

    CAMPAIGN_SCRAPE_TEMPLATE

    Optional Mailing Type parameter to retrieve Campaign Scrape Template mailings.
     

    INCLUDE_TAGS

    Optional parameter to return all Tags that are associated with the Sent mailing.
     

    EXCLUDE_ZERO_SENT

    Optional parameter to exclude mailings with no contacts.
     

    MAILING_COUNT_ONLY

    Optional parameter to return only the count of sent mailings for a specific date range.
     

    EXCLUDE_TEST_MAILINGS

    Optional parameter that request to exclude Test Mailings. If you do not provide this element, the Acoustic Campaign includes all Test Mailings.
    Example 
    <Envelope>
  <Body>
    <GetSentMailingsForList>
      <DATE_START>07/25/2011 00:00:00</DATE_START>
      <DATE_END>09/30/201123:59:59</DATE_END>
      <LIST_ID>27546</LIST_ID >
      <INCLUDE_CHILDREN/>
    </GetSentMailingsForList>
  </Body>
</Envelope>

    Response

    <RESULT>

    Elements

    		 SUCCESS

    True if successful.
      Mailing XML nodes that define the instances of the sent mailing.
      ChildElement MailingId Returns the Mailing ID.
        ParentTemplateId Returns the parent mailing ID for the mailing
       

    ReportId

    		 Returns the report ID for an instance of an automated mailing.
       

    ScheduledTS

    		 Returns the scheduled date and time in the following format:
    “mm/dd/yy hh:mm AMPM”
       

    MailingName

    		 Returns the mailing name.
       

    ListName

    		 Returns the database name.
       

    ListId

    		 Returns the database ID.
       

    UserName

    		 Returns the user name for the mailing owner.
       

    SentTS

    		 Returns the date/time when Acoustic Campaign sent the mailing.
       

    NumSent

    		 Returns the number of contacts to whom Acoustic Campaign> sent the mailing.
       

    SentMailingsCount

    		 Returns the number of sent mailings.
       

    Subject

    		 Returns the mailing subject.
       

    Visibility

    		 Returns visibility information about the mailing. Values are Private or Shared.
       

    QueryId

    		 Returns the query ID if the mailing was sent to a query.
       

    QueryName

    		 Returns the query name if the mailing was sent to a query.
       

    Tags

    		 Returns any tags that are associated with the Sent mailing if you specified INCLUDE_TAGS in the request.
          Tag XML nodes that contain the Tags that are associated with the Sent mailing.
    Example 1 with standard usage 
    <Envelope>
  <Body>
    <RESULT>
      <SUCCESS>TRUE</SUCCESS>
      <Mailing>
        <MailingId>5758</MailingId>
        <ReportId>109118</ReportId>
        <ScheduledTS>2011-06-14 10:54:06.0</ScheduledTS>
        <MailingName>
          <![CDATA[This is the mailingname]]>
        </MailingName>
        <ListId>27546</ListId>
        <QueryId>4185</QueryId>
        <ListName>
          <![CDATA[This is the databasename]]>
        </ListName>
        <QueryName>
          <![CDATA[This is the queryname]]>
        </QueryName>
        <UserName> John Doe</UserName>
        <SentTS/>
        <NumSent>0</NumSent>
        <Subject>
          <![CDATA[SummerSale]]>
        </Subject>
        <Visibility>Private</Visibility>
      </Mailing>
      <Mailing>
        <MailingId>5758</MailingId>
        <ReportId>109118</ReportId>
        <ScheduledTS>2011-06-14 10:54:06.0</ScheduledTS>
        <MailingName>
          <![CDATA[My Mailing 2]]>
        </MailingName>
        <ListName>
          <![CDATA[This is the databasename 2]]>
        </ListName>
        <ListId>4616</ListId>
        <userName>John Doe</UserName>
        <SentTS/>
        <NumSent>0</NumSent>
        <Subject>
          <![CDATA[SummerSale]]>
        </Subject>
        <Visibility>Private</Visibility>
      </Mailing>
    </RESULT>
  </Body>
</Envelope>
    Example 2 when MAILING_COUNT_ONLY parameter is used. 
    <Envelope>
  <Body>
    <RESULT>
      <SUCCESS>TRUE</SUCCESS>
      <Mailing>
        <SentMailingsCount>5758</SentMailingsCount>
      </Mailing>
    </RESULT>
  </Body>
</Envelope>

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