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Import contacts. | Import contacts. The default folder is "contacts" but user-defined folders are also supported. | ||
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curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontact.vcf http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=vcf | curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontact.vcf http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts?fmt=vcf | ||
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Import contacts from CSV format into the user-defined folder "Contacts > MyBusinessContacts: | |||
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curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontacts.csv http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts/mybusinesscontacts?fmt=csv | |||
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Revision as of 16:03, 19 January 2010
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REST API Method: Import Contacts
Import contacts. The default folder is "contacts" but user-defined folders are also supported.
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
Import contacts from CSV format into the user-defined folder "Contacts > MyBusinessContacts:
curl -{username}:{password} --upload-file /tmp/mycontacts.csv http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/contacts/mybusinesscontacts?fmt=csv