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=== Formats === | === Formats === | ||
<code>csv</code> ([[ZCS_6.0:Zimbra_REST_API_Reference#Response_Formats|Go to Response Formats]]) | <code>csv,vcf</code> ([[ZCS_6.0:Zimbra_REST_API_Reference#Response_Formats|Go to Response Formats]]) | ||
=== Requires Authentication === | === Requires Authentication === | ||
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<li><code>fmt</code>. | <li><code>fmt</code>. Required. The import format. Defaults to <code>csv</code>.</li> | ||
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=== Usage Examples === | === Usage Examples === | ||
The following examples show using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL curl] utility to post a file to the REST command. Be sure to replace {username} and {password} with the account username and password. | |||
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Import contacts from CSV format: | |||
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http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt= | curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontacts.csv http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=csv | ||
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Import contacts from VCF format: | |||
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http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt= | curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontact.vcf http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=vcf | ||
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Revision as of 15:51, 19 January 2010
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REST API Method: Import Contacts
Gets the contacts.
URL
http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?{params}
HTTP Method
POST
Formats
csv,vcf (Go to Response Formats)
Requires Authentication
true (Go to Authentication)
Parameters
fmt. Required. The import format. Defaults tocsv.
Usage Examples
The following examples show using the curl utility to post a file to the REST command. Be sure to replace {username} and {password} with the account username and password.
Import contacts from CSV format:
curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontacts.csv http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=csv
Import contacts from VCF format:
curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontact.vcf http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=vcf
