Send a new request

POST /request

This endpoint allows you to send a new request to a new contacts or to an existing contact.

Body

  • campaignId string Required

    The ID of the campaign you want to use to send a request.

  • contact string | object Required
    One of:
    Contact Id string Contact Object object
  • items array[string]

    An array of itemId. If you want to request only few elements of the campaign, you can optionaly specify which elements you want to include in your request.

  • data object

    An object with custom data that you want to use in your request.

  • sample object

    An object that represents the sample of a document element. The object must contain 2 parameters: 'itemId' and 'url'.

  • dueDate string

    The due date of the request. The due date should be encoded as a string using ISO 8601 format.

  • createdBy string

    The ID of the user that is sending the request. This user must have access to the request.

  • assignedTo string

    The ID of the team member you want to assign the request to. You can also use the email address of the team member.

  • sendMessage boolean

    Boolean. If set to false, the sequence of messages planned in your campaign will not be sent.

Responses

POST /request 
curl \
 -X POST https://api.usecollect.com/v1/request \
 --user "username:password" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"campaignId":"xvr69EYLKXvTkfYuk","contact":{"email":"elon@example.com","firstName":"Elon","lastName":"Musk","company":"Tesla","data":{"brand":"Tesla","model":"Roadster"}}}'
Request examples 
{
  "campaignId": "xvr69EYLKXvTkfYuk",
  "contact": {
    "email": "elon@example.com",
    "firstName": "Elon",
    "lastName": "Musk",
    "company": "Tesla",
    "data": {
      "brand": "Tesla",
      "model": "Roadster"
    }
  }
}
{
  "campaignId": "xvr69EYLKXvTkfYuk",
  "contact": "WmTjsFknzHdmfs3Ra"
}
Response example (200) 
{
  "request": {
    "_id": "nw42MmBsJoccgutST",
    "campaignId": "xvr69EYLKXvTkfYuk",
    "createdAt": "2022-07-04 07:20:06 UTC",
    "portalUrl": "https://app.usecollect.com/portal/uGFRDeEL3Ct2uYo2c/nw42MmBsJoccgutST",
    "status": "pending",
    "dueDate": "2022-07-11 21:59:00 UTC",
    "privacy": "private",
    "contact": {
      "_id": "WmTjsFknzHdmfs3Ra",
      "email": "johndoe@example.com",
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Doe",
      "nbRequest": 5,
      "createdAt": "2022-07-03 13:51:27 UTC",
      "lastActivity": "2022-07-04 07:20:06 UTC"
    },
    "branding": {
      "useBranding": false
    }
  },
  "errors": []
}