Mailchimp Categories API

The Categories API from Mailchimp — 4 operation(s) for categories.

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OpenAPI Specification

mailchimp-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
swagger: '2.0'
info:
  version: 3.0.55
  title: Mailchimp Marketing Abuse Categories API
  contact:
    name: Mailchimp API Support
    email: apihelp@mailchimp.com
  x-permalink: https://github.com/mailchimp/mailchimp-client-lib-codegen/blob/main/spec/marketing.json
  description: '

    The Mailchimp Marketing API provides programmatic access to Mailchimp data

    and functionality, allowing developers to build custom features to do

    things like sync email activity and campaign analytics with their

    database, manage audiences and campaigns, and more.'
host: server.api.mailchimp.com
basePath: /3.0
schemes:
- https
consumes:
- application/json
produces:
- application/json
- application/problem+json
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Categories
paths:
  /lists/{list_id}/interest-categories:
    get:
      summary: Mailchimp List Interest Categories
      description: Get information about a list's interest categories.
      operationId: getListsIdInterestCategories
      parameters:
      - name: list_id
        x-title: List ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the list.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: fields
        x-title: Fields
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of fields to return. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
        required: false
        type: array
        collectionFormat: csv
        items:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: exclude_fields
        x-title: Exclude Fields
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of fields to exclude. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
        required: false
        type: array
        collectionFormat: csv
        items:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: count
        x-title: Count
        in: query
        description: The number of records to return. Default value is 10. Maximum value is 1000
        required: false
        default: 10
        maximum: 1000
        type: integer
        example: example_value
      - name: offset
        x-title: Offset
        in: query
        description: Used for [pagination](https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/methods-parameters/#pagination), this it the number of records from a collection to skip. Default value is 0.
        required: false
        default: 0
        type: integer
        example: example_value
      - name: type
        x-title: Interest Group Type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Restrict results a type of interest group
        type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Interest Groupings
            description: Information about this list's interest categories.
            properties:
              list_id:
                type: string
                title: List ID
                description: The ID for the list that this category belongs to.
                readOnly: true
              categories:
                type: array
                title: Interest Categories
                description: This array contains individual interest categories.
                items:
                  type: object
                  title: Interest Category
                  description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
                  properties:
                    list_id:
                      type: string
                      title: List ID
                      description: The unique list id for the category.
                      readOnly: true
                    id:
                      type: string
                      title: Category ID
                      description: The id for the interest category.
                      readOnly: true
                    title:
                      type: string
                      title: Name
                      description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
                    display_order:
                      type: integer
                      title: Display Order
                      description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
                    type:
                      type: string
                      title: Display Type
                      description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
                      enum:
                      - checkboxes
                      - dropdown
                      - radio
                      - hidden
                    _links:
                      title: Links
                      description: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        title: Resource Link
                        description: This object represents a link from the resource where it is found to another resource or action that may be performed.
                        properties:
                          rel:
                            type: string
                            title: Rel
                            description: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
                            readOnly: true
                          href:
                            type: string
                            title: Href
                            description: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
                            readOnly: true
                          method:
                            type: string
                            title: Method
                            description: The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
                            enum:
                            - GET
                            - POST
                            - PUT
                            - PATCH
                            - DELETE
                            - OPTIONS
                            - HEAD
                            readOnly: true
                          targetSchema:
                            type: string
                            title: Target Schema
                            description: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
                            readOnly: true
                          schema:
                            type: string
                            title: Schema
                            description: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
                            readOnly: true
                      readOnly: true
              total_items:
                type: integer
                title: Item Count
                description: The total number of items matching the query regardless of pagination.
                readOnly: true
              _links:
                title: Links
                description: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  title: Resource Link
                  description: This object represents a link from the resource where it is found to another resource or action that may be performed.
                  properties:
                    rel:
                      type: string
                      title: Rel
                      description: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
                      readOnly: true
                    href:
                      type: string
                      title: Href
                      description: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
                      readOnly: true
                    method:
                      type: string
                      title: Method
                      description: The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
                      enum:
                      - GET
                      - POST
                      - PUT
                      - PATCH
                      - DELETE
                      - OPTIONS
                      - HEAD
                      readOnly: true
                    targetSchema:
                      type: string
                      title: Target Schema
                      description: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                    schema:
                      type: string
                      title: Schema
                      description: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                readOnly: true
        default:
          description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API.
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Problem Detail Document
            description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API. Conforms to IETF draft 'draft-nottingham-http-problem-06'.
            required:
            - type
            - title
            - status
            - detail
            - instance
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                title: Problem Type
                description: An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
                example: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/errors/
              title:
                type: string
                title: Error Title
                description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn't change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
                example: Resource Not Found
              status:
                type: integer
                title: HTTP Status Code
                description: The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                example: 404
              detail:
                type: string
                title: Error Message
                description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. [Learn more about errors](/developer/guides/get-started-with-mailchimp-api-3/#Errors).
                example: The requested resource could not be found.
              instance:
                type: string
                title: Instance ID
                description: A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
                example: 995c5cb0-3280-4a6e-808b-3b096d0bb219
      deprecated: false
      tags:
      - Categories
      x-custom-config:
        methodNameSnake: get_list_interest_categories
        methodNameCamel: getListInterestCategories
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      summary: Mailchimp Add Interest Category
      description: Create a new interest category.
      operationId: postListsIdInterestCategories
      parameters:
      - name: list_id
        x-title: List ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the list.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: body
        in: body
        required: true
        schema:
          type: object
          title: Interest Category
          description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
          required:
          - title
          - type
          properties:
            title:
              type: string
              title: Name
              description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
            display_order:
              type: integer
              title: Display Order
              description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
            type:
              type: string
              title: Display Type
              description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
              enum:
              - checkboxes
              - dropdown
              - radio
              - hidden
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Interest Category
            description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
            properties:
              list_id:
                type: string
                title: List ID
                description: The unique list id for the category.
                readOnly: true
              id:
                type: string
                title: Category ID
                description: The id for the interest category.
                readOnly: true
              title:
                type: string
                title: Name
                description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
              display_order:
                type: integer
                title: Display Order
                description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
              type:
                type: string
                title: Display Type
                description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
                enum:
                - checkboxes
                - dropdown
                - radio
                - hidden
              _links:
                title: Links
                description: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  title: Resource Link
                  description: This object represents a link from the resource where it is found to another resource or action that may be performed.
                  properties:
                    rel:
                      type: string
                      title: Rel
                      description: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
                      readOnly: true
                    href:
                      type: string
                      title: Href
                      description: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
                      readOnly: true
                    method:
                      type: string
                      title: Method
                      description: The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
                      enum:
                      - GET
                      - POST
                      - PUT
                      - PATCH
                      - DELETE
                      - OPTIONS
                      - HEAD
                      readOnly: true
                    targetSchema:
                      type: string
                      title: Target Schema
                      description: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                    schema:
                      type: string
                      title: Schema
                      description: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                readOnly: true
        default:
          description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API.
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Problem Detail Document
            description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API. Conforms to IETF draft 'draft-nottingham-http-problem-06'.
            required:
            - type
            - title
            - status
            - detail
            - instance
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                title: Problem Type
                description: An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
                example: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/errors/
              title:
                type: string
                title: Error Title
                description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn't change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
                example: Resource Not Found
              status:
                type: integer
                title: HTTP Status Code
                description: The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                example: 404
              detail:
                type: string
                title: Error Message
                description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. [Learn more about errors](/developer/guides/get-started-with-mailchimp-api-3/#Errors).
                example: The requested resource could not be found.
              instance:
                type: string
                title: Instance ID
                description: A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
                example: 995c5cb0-3280-4a6e-808b-3b096d0bb219
      deprecated: false
      tags:
      - Categories
      x-custom-config:
        methodNameSnake: create_list_interest_category
        methodNameCamel: createListInterestCategory
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /lists/{list_id}/interest-categories/{interest_category_id}:
    get:
      summary: Mailchimp Get Interest Category Info
      description: Get information about a specific interest category.
      operationId: getListsIdInterestCategoriesId
      parameters:
      - name: list_id
        x-title: List ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the list.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: interest_category_id
        x-title: Interest Category ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the interest category.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: fields
        x-title: Fields
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of fields to return. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
        required: false
        type: array
        collectionFormat: csv
        items:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: exclude_fields
        x-title: Exclude Fields
        in: query
        description: A comma-separated list of fields to exclude. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
        required: false
        type: array
        collectionFormat: csv
        items:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Interest Category
            description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
            properties:
              list_id:
                type: string
                title: List ID
                description: The unique list id for the category.
                readOnly: true
              id:
                type: string
                title: Category ID
                description: The id for the interest category.
                readOnly: true
              title:
                type: string
                title: Name
                description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
              display_order:
                type: integer
                title: Display Order
                description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
              type:
                type: string
                title: Display Type
                description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
                enum:
                - checkboxes
                - dropdown
                - radio
                - hidden
              _links:
                title: Links
                description: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  title: Resource Link
                  description: This object represents a link from the resource where it is found to another resource or action that may be performed.
                  properties:
                    rel:
                      type: string
                      title: Rel
                      description: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
                      readOnly: true
                    href:
                      type: string
                      title: Href
                      description: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
                      readOnly: true
                    method:
                      type: string
                      title: Method
                      description: The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
                      enum:
                      - GET
                      - POST
                      - PUT
                      - PATCH
                      - DELETE
                      - OPTIONS
                      - HEAD
                      readOnly: true
                    targetSchema:
                      type: string
                      title: Target Schema
                      description: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                    schema:
                      type: string
                      title: Schema
                      description: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                readOnly: true
        default:
          description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API.
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Problem Detail Document
            description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API. Conforms to IETF draft 'draft-nottingham-http-problem-06'.
            required:
            - type
            - title
            - status
            - detail
            - instance
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                title: Problem Type
                description: An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
                example: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/errors/
              title:
                type: string
                title: Error Title
                description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn't change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
                example: Resource Not Found
              status:
                type: integer
                title: HTTP Status Code
                description: The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                example: 404
              detail:
                type: string
                title: Error Message
                description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. [Learn more about errors](/developer/guides/get-started-with-mailchimp-api-3/#Errors).
                example: The requested resource could not be found.
              instance:
                type: string
                title: Instance ID
                description: A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
                example: 995c5cb0-3280-4a6e-808b-3b096d0bb219
      deprecated: false
      tags:
      - Categories
      x-custom-config:
        methodNameSnake: get_interest_category
        methodNameCamel: getInterestCategory
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      summary: Mailchimp Update Interest Category
      description: Update a specific interest category.
      operationId: patchListsIdInterestCategoriesId
      parameters:
      - name: list_id
        x-title: List ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the list.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: interest_category_id
        x-title: Interest Category ID
        in: path
        description: The unique ID for the interest category.
        required: true
        type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: body
        in: body
        required: true
        schema:
          type: object
          title: Interest Category
          description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
          required:
          - title
          - type
          properties:
            title:
              type: string
              title: Name
              description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
            display_order:
              type: integer
              title: Display Order
              description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
            type:
              type: string
              title: Display Type
              description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
              enum:
              - checkboxes
              - dropdown
              - radio
              - hidden
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Interest Category
            description: Interest categories organize interests, which are used to group subscribers based on their preferences. These correspond to Group Titles the application.
            properties:
              list_id:
                type: string
                title: List ID
                description: The unique list id for the category.
                readOnly: true
              id:
                type: string
                title: Category ID
                description: The id for the interest category.
                readOnly: true
              title:
                type: string
                title: Name
                description: The text description of this category. This field appears on signup forms and is often phrased as a question.
              display_order:
                type: integer
                title: Display Order
                description: The order that the categories are displayed in the list. Lower numbers display first.
              type:
                type: string
                title: Display Type
                description: Determines how this categorys interests appear on signup forms.
                enum:
                - checkboxes
                - dropdown
                - radio
                - hidden
              _links:
                title: Links
                description: A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  title: Resource Link
                  description: This object represents a link from the resource where it is found to another resource or action that may be performed.
                  properties:
                    rel:
                      type: string
                      title: Rel
                      description: As with an HTML 'rel' attribute, this describes the type of link.
                      readOnly: true
                    href:
                      type: string
                      title: Href
                      description: This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
                      readOnly: true
                    method:
                      type: string
                      title: Method
                      description: The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in 'href'.
                      enum:
                      - GET
                      - POST
                      - PUT
                      - PATCH
                      - DELETE
                      - OPTIONS
                      - HEAD
                      readOnly: true
                    targetSchema:
                      type: string
                      title: Target Schema
                      description: For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                    schema:
                      type: string
                      title: Schema
                      description: For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
                      readOnly: true
                readOnly: true
        default:
          description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API.
          schema:
            type: object
            title: Problem Detail Document
            description: An error generated by the Mailchimp API. Conforms to IETF draft 'draft-nottingham-http-problem-06'.
            required:
            - type
            - title
            - status
            - detail
            - instance
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                title: Problem Type
                description: An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
                example: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/docs/errors/
              title:
                type: string
                title: Error Title
                description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn't change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
                example: Resource Not Found
              status:
                type: integer
                title: HTTP Status Code
                description: The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                example: 404
              detail:
                type: string
                title: Error Message
                description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. [Learn more about errors](/developer/guides/get-started-with-mailchimp-api-3/#Error

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