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TheDizzle
TheDizzle

Reputation: 1574

Mailchimp API on Laravel, How do I use it in a route?

I am new to Laravel and am stuck. I've use the Hugo Firth api wrapper in Laravel for mailchimp. What I can't figure out is where to put this the code in laravel. Does it go on the controller? This is the code for subscribe:

MailChimpWrapper::lists()->subscribe($list_id, array('email' => $email_address));

I know how to make a form inline in php and html, but I want to be able to use the mailchimp API through the route.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1845

Answers (1)

The Alpha
The Alpha

Reputation: 146201

You can use this in a controller, for example:

class SubscribeerController extends BaseController {

    public function emailSubscribe($list_id)
    {
        $email_address = Input::get('email_address'); // from the form input
        MailChimpWrapper::lists()
                        ->subscribe($list_id, array('email' => $email_address));
    }

}

Then use this to declare a route:

Route::post('subscribe/{list_id}', 'SubscribeerController@emailSubscribe');

Then the URI could be something like this:

// 10 assumed the list_id for example
http://domain.com/subscribe/10

if you want to send the $list_id using a form field then you don't need to use {list_id} in the route and also don't need to pass it with the URI, instead you may retrieve it using:

Input::get('list_id'); // Assumed list_id is the form's input name

In this case emailSubscribe($list_id) should be emailSubscribe() as well (When not using {list_id} in route and URI is http://domain.com/subscribe).

Upvotes: 3

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