wordpress site posting a lead to an api

[keano]

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Hi All,

Does anyone have a solution for a wordpress based site that needs to do an automated HTTP post of a web generated lead (with only a couple of form variables, such as name, phone, email, etc) to an API when leads are generated.

Been searching around for some code, but I'm drawing a blank big time. I'm no expert coder but if someone had a code base, I'm sure I could work it out.

Thanks,

Mike

[gadget]

Try scriptmonkey, he's our resident API expert.

[scriptmonkey]

So, if I have you right, you have a form on a WP install, from which you want to send the results to an API?

[keano]

So, if I have you right, you have a form on a WP install, from which you want to send the results to an API?

Bang on. We need to get the data that's generated by a webform on a WP install posted to an API with a .aspx url.

[scriptmonkey]

I suggest this:

Create a new template for WP, add all the interaction required in the head of the new template (I'd use cURL to post the details to the API), add a hidden field to the form so that the cURL part is only called when the hidden field is set as a $_POST variable, use that template for the form.

define('POSTURL', 'http://www.servername.com/APIpage.aspx');
if(isset($_POST['Email'])) $Email = $_POST['Email'];
if(isset($_POST['Name'])) $Name = $_POST['Name'];
// etc.
define('POSTVARS', 'Name=$Name&Email=$Email');

     $ch = curl_init(POSTURL);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST      ,1);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS    ,POSTVARS);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION  ,1); 
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER      ,0);  
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER  ,0);  
     curl_exec($ch);
     curl_close($ch); 

That kind of thing.

[keano]

Thanks very much for your help - much appreciated!

[gadget]

I told you he was our expert!