Templates

Copy Template

POST https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/{id}/copy

This feature allow developers to create a copy of an email template and at the same time merge data into a new version. It makes it possible to have the following workflow:

1. Create a blank newsletter and add merge fields to it (using email editor)
2. Make a new copy of this newsletter, and merge specific data into it using this API
3. Send or schedule a new campaign with the API

Steps 2 and 3 can be done remotely with the API, without having to log into the website. Combined with ability to create new lists on the fly, and upload contacts, it provides an opportunity to build powerful marketing solutions.

Request Parameters

Example Request

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curl -X POST -H "X-auth-key: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" \
    -H "Content-type: application/json" \
    -d '{
        "name": "My new template",
        "merge_fields":{
        "menu": "<table class='report'><tr><td>Burger:</td></tr><tr>$9.99<td></td></tr></table>"
        }
    }' \
'https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123/copy'       

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import org.javalite.http.Http;
import static org.javalite.common.Collections.map;
import static org.javalite.common.JsonHelper.toJsonString;
import static org.javalite.common.JsonHelper.toMap;

String content = toJsonString(map("name", "My new template",
        "merge_fields", map("menu","<table class='report'><tr><td>Burger:</td></tr><tr>$9.99<td></td></tr></table>")));
String response = Http.post("https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123/copy", content)
        .header("X-auth-key", AUTH_KEY)
        .header("Content-type", "application/json")
        .text();
Map<String, Object> result = toMap(response);

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$data = array(
  'name' => 'My new template',
  'merge_fields' => array('menu' => '<table class=\'report\'><tr><td>Burger:</td></tr><tr>$9.99<td></td></tr></table>')
);
$options = array(
  'http' => array(
    'method' => 'POST',
    'content' => json_encode($data),
    'header' => "Content-Type: application/json\r\n" .
                "X-auth-key: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\r\n"
    )
);
$context = stream_context_create($options);
$result = file_get_contents('https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123/copy', false, $context);
$response = json_decode($result);

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require 'expresspigeon-ruby'

response = ExpressPigeon::API.templates.copy 34830, "new template", 
                        :content => "Hello Template World!"

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from expresspigeon import ExpressPigeon
    
api = ExpressPigeon()
response = api.templates.copy(123, "My new template", merge_fields={
            "menu": "<table class='report'><tr><td>Burger:</td></tr><tr>$9.99<td></td></tr></table>"
        })

NOTE: It is important to use only single quotes in injected HTML

Example Response

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{
    "status": "success",
    "code": 200,
    "message": "template copied successfully",
    "template_id": 124
}           

The template_id in the response document above is an ID of a newly created newsletter template which already contains all data merged.

Delete Template

DELETE https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/{id}

Delete single template by id

Request parameters

Example Request

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curl -X DELETE -H "X-auth-key: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" \
'https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123'       

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import org.javalite.http.Http;
import static org.javalite.common.JsonHelper.toMap;

String response = Http.delete("https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123")
        .header("X-auth-key", AUTH_KEY)
        .text();
Map<String, Object> result = toMap(response);

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$options = array(
  'http' => array(
    'method' => 'DELETE',
    'header' => "X-auth-key: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\r\n"
    )
);
$context = stream_context_create($options);
$result = file_get_contents('https://api.expresspigeon.com/templates/123', false, $context);
$response = json_decode($result);

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require 'expresspigeon-ruby'

response = ExpressPigeon::API.templates.delete template_id

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from expresspigeon import ExpressPigeon
    
api = ExpressPigeon()
response = api.templates.delete(123)

Example Response

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{
    "status": "success",
    "code": 200,
    "message": "template deleted successfully"
}