QCObjects Lib to subscribe users to a Mailchimp list using official API.
npm install qcobjects-lib-mailchimp-apiQCObjects Lib to subscribe users to a Mailchimp list using official API.
1. Install this dependency in your project using npm
``shell`
npm i --save qcobjects-lib-mailchimp-api
2. In your config.json file, create the following settings
`shell`
{
"mailchimp_api": [
"$MAILCHIMP_API(MAILCHIMP_API_KEY,MAILCHIMP_API_SERVER,MAILCHIMP_API_LIST)"
],
}
Above settings will bring the API Key values from the following environment variables:
`
MAILCHIMP_API_KEY
MAILCHIMP_API_SERVER
MAILCHIMP_API_LIST
3. In the code of your microservice, you can import the module using the Import function
`javascript`
Import ("qcobjects-lib-mailchimp-api");
4. Usage instructions:
Inside the microservice function you can use the following code:
`javascript
let microservice = this; // this is the microservice instance
Promise.all (
CONFIG.get("mailchimp_api").map(
api => mailchimpApi.subscribe(
mailchimpApi.parseApi(api).apiKey,
mailchimpApi.parseApi(api).server,
mailchimpApi.parseApi(api).listId,
formData
))
).then (() => {
microservice.done();
}).catch(e => {
logger.debug(e.toString());
});
`
Learn more about MailChimp official API in the MailChimp Documentation website
This lib is based on the official MailChimp API (https://github.com/mailchimp/mailchimp-marketing-node)
5. Test the integration
`shell`
npm test
6. Start the QCObjects HTTP2 Server
`shell``
qcobjects-server
If you haven't installed QCObjects before, learn more about Installing QCObjects here