Eloqua REST API - HTTP Verbs

Eloqua's REST service supports four different verbs : Get, Post, Put and Delete. In today's post, we'll briefly describe each verb and provide examples of usage.

GET

Get is used to retrieve a representation or API entity from a resource. Can be used to retrieve one or more entities.

Examples :

The following request will retrieve a single entity (Email) with ID = 123

• GET https://.../asset/email/123

The following request will retrieve a list of entities (Email) containing the word : "Demand*"

• GET https://.../asset/emails?search="Demand*"

POST

Post is used to create a new resource.

Example :

The following request will create a new entity (Email) from the body of the request

• POST https://..../asset/email
  + body containing json describing the entity

PUT

Put is used to update a resource.

Example :

The following request will update an existing entity (Email with identifier 123) from the body of the request

• PUT https://..../asset/email/123
  + body containing json describing the entity

DELETE

Delete is used to delete a resource.

Example :

The following request will delete an entity (Email with identifier 123) from the body of the request

• DELETE https://..../asset/email/123

So, we've Authenticated, and learned about HTTP Verbs, next we look at Eloqua REST API - URL Parameters

We hope that you find this helpful.

Thanks,

Fred