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Update Campaign

print_mail.campaigns.update(strid, CampaignUpdateParams**kwargs) -> Campaign

POST/print-mail/v1/campaigns/{id}

Update an existing campaign.

Campaigns can only be updated if they are in the draft or changes_required status. Updating a campaign will trigger reprocessing and set its status back to drafting.

ParametersExpand Collapse

id: str

cheque_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the cheque profile to use. Setting this will remove other profile types. Set to null to remove.

default_sender_contact: Optional[str]

The ID of the default sender contact. Set to null to remove.

description: Optional[str]

An optional description for the campaign. Set to null to remove the existing description.

letter_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the letter profile to use. Setting this will remove other profile types. Set to null to remove.

mailing_list: Optional[str]

The ID of the mailing list to associate with this campaign.

metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]]

Optional key-value data associated with the campaign. Set to null to remove existing metadata.

postcard_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the postcard profile to use. Setting this will remove other profile types. Set to null to remove.

self_mailer_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the self-mailer profile to use. Setting this will remove other profile types. Set to null to remove.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class Campaign: …

Represents a bulk mail campaign.

id: str

A unique ID prefixed with campaign_

created_at: datetime

The UTC time at which this resource was created.

formatdate-time

created_count: int

The number of orders successfully created for this campaign.

formatint32

live: bool

true if this is a live mode resource else false.

mailing_list: str

The ID of the mailing list associated with this campaign.

status: Literal["drafting", "changes_required", "creating_orders", 4 more]

Status of the campaign lifecycle.

One of the following:

"drafting"

"changes_required"

"creating_orders"

"draft"

"ready"

"printing"

"processed_for_delivery"

updated_at: datetime

The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

formatdate-time

cheque_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the cheque profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

default_sender_contact: Optional[str]

The ID of the default sender contact to use for orders if not specified per recipient.

description: Optional[str]

An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

errors: Optional[List[Error]]

A list of processing errors encountered, if any. Present when status is 'changes_required'.

message: str

A human-readable message describing the error.

type: Literal["processing_error", "internal_error"]

Type of error encountered during campaign processing.

One of the following:

"processing_error"

"internal_error"

letter_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the letter profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

metadata: Optional[Dict[str, object]]

See the section on Metadata.

order_preview_url: Optional[str]

A temporary URL to preview the first rendered order, available once the campaign status is 'draft' or later.

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postcard_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the postcard profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

report_url: Optional[str]

A temporary URL to download the processing report, available once the campaign is in the ready status.

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self_mailer_profile: Optional[str]

The ID of the self-mailer profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

send_date: Optional[datetime]

The scheduled date and time for the campaign to be sent.

formatdate-time

Update Campaign

Python

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

import os
from postgrid import PostGrid

client = PostGrid(
    print_mail_api_key=os.environ.get("POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
campaign = client.print_mail.campaigns.update(
    id="id",
)
print(campaign.id)

200 example

{
  "id": "campaign_sqF12lZ1VlBb",
  "createdAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "createdCount": 0,
  "live": true,
  "mailingList": "mailingList",
  "status": "drafting",
  "updatedAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "chequeProfile": "chequeProfile",
  "defaultSenderContact": "defaultSenderContact",
  "description": "description",
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "type": "processing_error"
    }
  ],
  "letterProfile": "letterProfile",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "orderPreviewURL": "https://example.com",
  "postcardProfile": "postcardProfile",
  "reportURL": "https://example.com",
  "selfMailerProfile": "selfMailerProfile",
  "sendDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "campaign_sqF12lZ1VlBb",
  "createdAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "createdCount": 0,
  "live": true,
  "mailingList": "mailingList",
  "status": "drafting",
  "updatedAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "chequeProfile": "chequeProfile",
  "defaultSenderContact": "defaultSenderContact",
  "description": "description",
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "type": "processing_error"
    }
  ],
  "letterProfile": "letterProfile",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "orderPreviewURL": "https://example.com",
  "postcardProfile": "postcardProfile",
  "reportURL": "https://example.com",
  "selfMailerProfile": "selfMailerProfile",
  "sendDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}