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/
address_book.json
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json

{
  "created": 2,
  "updated": 0,
  "deleted": 0
}

​
Recipes

1

1. Use a `contacts` parameter to set an array of contact hashes

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
2

2. Set a name of the contact

Note that a name is limited to a number of signs. Min: 1. Max: 25.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
3

3. Set a phone of the contact

Note that a phone is limited to a number of signs. Min: 10. Max: 15.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
4

4. Specify if you want to delete a contact

Set a destroy parameter as 1 to delete a contact.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
5

5. Set a device identifier

Set a udid parameter to specify a user’s device. If specified, a contact will be deleted for a specified device only.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
6

6. As a result, the API returns a response specifying that a contact was deleted.

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Ann",
      "phone": "11223334237",
      "destroy": 1
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
1

1. Use a `contacts` parameter to set an array of contact hashes

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "phone": "45645645666"
    },
    {
      "name": "",
      "phone": "456456456"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
2

2. Set a `name` and `phone` of the contact as separate arrays

Note that it’s incorrect to set a name separately from a phone.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "phone": "45645645666"
    },
    {
      "name": "",
      "phone": "456456456"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
3

3. Set a `name` as an empty string

Note that a name is limited to a number of signs. Min: 1. Max: 255.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "phone": "45645645666"
    },
    {
      "name": "",
      "phone": "456456456"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
4

4. Set an incorrect phone length

Note that a phone is limited to a number of signs. Min: 10. Max: 15.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "phone": "45645645666"
    },
    {
      "name": "",
      "phone": "456456456"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
5

5. As a result, the API returns a `200` status response specifying that the data were set incorreclty.

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Alex"
    },
    {
      "phone": "45645645666"
    },
    {
      "name": "",
      "phone": "456456456"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
1

1. Use a `contacts` parameter to set an array of contact hashes

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
2

2. Set a name of a contact

Note that a name is limited to a number of signs. Min: 1. Max: 255.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
3

3. Set a phone of a contact

Note that a phone is limited to a number of signs. Min: 10. Max: 15.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
4

4. Specify if you want to replace existing contacts with the one specified

Set a force as 1 to replace the contacts.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
5

5. Set a device identifier

Set a udid parameter to specify a user’s device. If specified, contacts will be replaced for a specified device only.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
6

6. As a result, the API returns a responce specifying that `1` contact was created and `3` deleted.

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Howard",
      "phone": "12312312333"
    }
  ],
  "force":1,
  "udid": "2222E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
1

1. Use a `contacts` parameter to set an array of contact hashes

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
2

2. Set a name of the contact

Use a name parameter to set the name of the contact.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
3

3. Set a phone of the contact

Use a phone parameter to set a phone of the contact.
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
4

4. As a result, the API returns a `200` status response specifying that the contacts were uploaded.

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json
This API allows you to do following things:
  • Upload new address book.
  • Replace old address book with a new one.
  • Add/delete individual contacts.
  • Update existing contacts.

​
Body Parameters

​
contacts
array
required
Contains an array of contact objects. Each contact can contain 3 keys - phone, name, and destroy.
​
force
integer
Defines force rewrite mode. Set force=1 to apply, then all previous contacts for the device context will be replaced by new ones.
​
udid
string
User’s device identifier. If specified, all operations will be in this context. Max. length is 64 symbols. If the device identifier is not specified, it means that a user has one global address book across all their devices.

​
Headers

​
QB-Token
string
required
A user session token. See Authentication page to learn more about the session token.

​
Responses

A successful response
​
created
integer
​
updated
integer
​
deleted
integer
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "QB-Token: 6d59d901c1231a4d74572224b88ccbc487012bba" \
-d '{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Howard",
      "phone": "463571393241"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Fuller",
      "phone": "65021272571"
    }
  ],
  "udid": "A337E8A4-80AD-8ABA-9F5D-579EFF6BACAB"
}' \
https://api.quickblox.com/address_book.json

{
  "created": 2,
  "updated": 0,
  "deleted": 0
}
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