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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