API entry block

Another door to let your contacts come through. Let them come in. It's rude to keep people waiting at the door. Be a good host. 

• From the Flow block library, drag & drop the API entry block to the Flow canvas.
• Hover over the block to see the settings and delete button.
• Click on the settings button. 

API entry settings

• Click start mapping to map your data. 
• Go to the right endpoint in our API to map. Click the authorize/padlock button to log in and get access.
• Click Try it out.
• Click the Copy Map URL and copy/paste the URL to the flowID and blockID parameters.
• Copy/paste the JSON body.
• Click the Execute button.
• If everything is in order the HTTP Status Code should be 200. 
• When you get a 200 HTTP Status Code, go back to the Flow.
• The Manage API entry mapping window should be open and simply map your fields with the Loopify fields. You can also +Add as a new campaign field or Ignore a specific field. Click OK.
• If you need you could Manage mapping or Restart mapping process. 
• Connect it to another block. Send communication to the contacts and don't leave them hanging.

Note: If you want to map a date field to a Loopify field of type 'date', you should enter the date in the file in the following format: 2019-06-06T09:13:38.04Z

Trigger API entry block

The next step is triggering the API block so the campaign can start. The campaign can't start without triggering the API block. Make sure your campaign is ready.

• Go live.
• Go to the right endpoint in our API to trigger it.
• Click Try it out.
• Click the Copy Trigger URL button and copy/paste the URL to the flowID and blockID parameters.
• Copy/paste the same JSON body you used for mapping.
• Click the Execute button.
• If everything is in order the HTTP Status Code should be 200. 
• After you get a 200 HTTP Status Code, go back to Flow.

This will send the communication to the contacts. If you deactivate or freeze the flow campaign you can't trigger the API block.

Next campaign entry block on the reading list - the File import block.