Eloqua Node API Helper

Table of contents

• Getting Started
• Accounts
• Contacts
• Custom Objects
• Roadmap
• License

Getting Started

To start using the functions, require the module and initiate a new Eloqua

const ELQ = require('eloqua-api');
const eloqua = new ELQ(pod, site, username, password);

For the pod, please use the full designation (with the p) like this : p06

Accounts

Functions

• createAccounts
• getAccounts
• searchAccounts
• getAllAccounts
• deleteAccounts

createAccounts

eloqua.createAccounts(data, callback);

• data: array. This is an array composed of objects containing information of the accounts willing to be created.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

let data = [{name: "ACME Group", address1: "123 Fake Str."}, {name: "DIST Corp", address1: "42 Unif Bvd."}];
eloqua.createAccounts(data, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

The response in the callback is an array containing the information of the created accounts.

Example response:

[{ type: 'Account',
  id: '1382',
  createdAt: '1543784368',
  depth: 'complete',
  description: '',
  name: 'ACME Group',
  updatedAt: '1543784368',
  address1: '123 Fake Str.',
  address2: '',
  address3: '',
  businessPhone: '',
  city: '',
  country: '',
  fieldValues: [],
  postalCode: '',
  province: '' },
  {...}]

getAccounts

eloqua.getAccounts(ids, callback);

• ids: array. An array containing integers that represent the IDs of the accounts in Eloqua.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

const ids = [1382, 1384];
eloqua.createAccount(ids, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

The response in the callback is an array containing the information of the accounts.

Example response:

[{ type: 'Account',
  id: '1382',
  createdAt: '1543784368',
  depth: 'complete',
  description: '',
  name: 'ACME Group',
  updatedAt: '1543784368',
  address1: '123 Fake Str.',
  address2: '',
  address3: '',
  businessPhone: '',
  city: '',
  country: '',
  fieldValues: [],
  postalCode: '',
  province: '' },
  {...}]

searchAccounts

eloqua.searchAccounts(criteria, field, complete, callback);

• criteria: string. The value of the field you want to search on.
• field: string. The field you want to perform a search on. Enter null if you want to search on the standard Company Name field.
• complete: boolean. true if you need complete and detailed information about the account, false if you only need the basic information.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

eloqua.searchAccounts('ACME*', null, true, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

Example response:

{ elements:
  [ { type: 'Account',
       id: '1382',
       createdAt: '1543784368',
       depth: 'complete',
       description: '',
       name: 'ACME Group',
       updatedAt: '1543784368',
       address1: '123 Fake Str.',
       address2: '',
       address3: '',
       businessPhone: '',
       city: '',
       country: '',
       fieldValues: [Array],
       postalCode: '',
       province: '' },
       {...} ],
  total: 3 }

• elements: array. This is an array containing the informations from the accounts
• total: integer. This is the total number of the elements returned by the request

getAllAccounts

eloqua.getAllAccounts(callback);

WARNING

Depending on the size of your Eloqua instance and the number of Accounts it has, using this function can take a lot of time. Be careful when using it.

• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

eloqua.getAllAccounts(function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

Example response:

{ elements:
  [ { type: 'Account',
       id: '1382',
       createdAt: '1543784368',
       depth: 'complete',
       description: '',
       name: 'ACME Group',
       updatedAt: '1543784368',
       address1: '123 Fake Str.',
       address2: '',
       address3: '',
       businessPhone: '',
       city: '',
       country: '',
       fieldValues: [Array],
       postalCode: '',
       province: '' },
       {...} ],
  total: 6 }

• elements: array. This is an array containing the informations from the accounts
• total: integer. This is the total number of the elements returned by the request

deleteAccounts

eloqua.deleteAccounts(ids, callback);

• ids: array. An array containing integers that represent the IDs of the accounts in Eloqua.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes no parameter.

Exemple request:

const ids = [1382, 1384];
eloqua.deleteAccounts(ids, function() {
    console.log('Deleted');
})

Contacts

Functions

• createContacts
• getContacts
• searchContacts
• getAllContacts
• deleteContacts

createContacts

eloqua.createContacts(data, callback);

• data: array. This is an array composed of objects containing information of the contacts willing to be created.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

let data = [{"emailAddress": "[email protected]"}, {"emailAddress": "[email protected]"}];
eloqua.createContacts(data, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

The response in the callback is an array containing the information of the created contacts.

Example response:

[ { type: 'Contact',
    currentStatus: 'Awaiting action',
    id: '33402',
    createdAt: '1543833282',
    depth: 'complete',
    name: '[email protected]',
    updatedAt: '1543833282',
    emailAddress: '[email protected]',
    emailFormatPreference: 'unspecified',
    fieldValues:
     [[...]],
    isBounceback: 'false',
    isSubscribed: 'true',
    subscriptionDate: '1543833231' },
    {...}]

getContacts

eloqua.getContacts(ids, callback);

• ids: array. An array containing integers that represent the IDs of the contacts in Eloqua.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

const ids = [33402, 33403];
eloqua.getContacts(ids, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

The response in the callback is an array containing the information of the contacts.

Example response:

[ { type: 'Contact',
    currentStatus: 'Awaiting action',
    id: '33402',
    createdAt: '1543833282',
    depth: 'complete',
    name: '[email protected]',
    updatedAt: '1543833282',
    emailAddress: '[email protected]',
    emailFormatPreference: 'unspecified',
    fieldValues:
     [[...]],
    isBounceback: 'false',
    isSubscribed: 'true',
    subscriptionDate: '1543833231' },
    {...}]

searchContacts

eloqua.searchContacts(criteria, field, complete, callback);

• criteria: string. The value of the field you want to search on.
• field: string. The field you want to perform a search on. Enter null if you want to search on the standard emailAddress field.
• complete: boolean. true if you need complete and detailed information about the contact, false if you only need the basic information.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

eloqua.searchContacts('[email protected]', null, true, function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

Example response:

{ elements:
   [ { type: 'Contact',
       currentStatus: 'Awaiting action',
       id: '33403',
       createdAt: '1543834309',
       depth: 'complete',
       name: '[email protected]',
       updatedAt: '1543834309',
       emailAddress: '[email protected]',
       emailFormatPreference: 'unspecified',
       fieldValues: [Array],
       isBounceback: 'false',
       isSubscribed: 'true',
       subscriptionDate: '1543833231' } ],
  total: 1 }

• elements: type: array. This is an array containing the informations from the contacts
• total: type: integer. This is the total number of the elements returned by the request

getAllContacts

eloqua.getAllContacts(callback);

WARNING

Depending on the size of your Eloqua instance and the number of contacts it has, using this function can take a lot of time. Be careful when using it.

• callback: function. The callback function. Takes one parameter, res, which is the data returned by the query.

Example request:

eloqua.getAllContacts(function(res) {
    console.log(res);
})

Example response:

{ elements:
   [ { type: 'Contact',
       currentStatus: 'Awaiting action',
       id: '33403',
       createdAt: '1543834309',
       depth: 'complete',
       name: '[email protected]',
       updatedAt: '1543834309',
       emailAddress: '[email protected]',
       emailFormatPreference: 'unspecified',
       fieldValues: [Array],
       isBounceback: 'false',
       isSubscribed: 'true',
       subscriptionDate: '1543833231' },
       {... }],
  total: 12322 }

• elements: array. This is an array containing the informations from the contacts
• total: integer. This is the total number of the elements returned by the request

deleteContacts

eloqua.deleteContacts(ids, callback);

• ids: array. An array containing integers that represent the IDs of the contacts in Eloqua.
• callback: function. The callback function. Takes no parameter.

Exemple request:

const ids = [33402, 33403];
eloqua.deleteContacts(ids, function() {
    console.log('Deleted');
})

Custom Objects

WIP

Roadmap

• Custom objects functions
• Import/Export function

License

MIT © Fabio Benoit