[AWeber API Update] API Changes You Need to Know + More Promotion Opportunities

Published: Wed, 06/04/14

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June 2014 API Updates and Changes

Great news! We're making some changes to our public API that will improve the way you create and share applications with AWeber. Here's the lowdown on the changes coming on Wednesday, June 11th...

What will be changing:
  1. The value of the 'name' attribute of a List entry.

    https://labs.aweber.com/docs/reference/1.0#list_entry

  2. The behavior of the 'find()' method on a List collection when finding lists by name.

    https://labs.aweber.com/docs/reference/1.0#list_collection

More details:

The List entry has a name attribute that currently displays the 'unique' name of the list.

We recently added a feature to our control panel that gives customers flexibility in how their lists are named to provide a better user experience to all customers.

Instead of the 'unique' name, we are now going to return the customized name that our customers set in their AWeber account as the value of the 'name' attribute of a List.

Many API integrations currently utilize the 'find()' method on a list collection to find a list by name.

To minimize the impact of this change, we're modifying the 'find()' method to search the original value of the list name or the customized name set by the customer when finding lists by name.

How this change may affect your app:

  1. The value of the 'name' attribute of a list may change from time to time. (The List ID or URL of the List resource will not be changing)

  2. List names will now be able to contain spaces, symbols, and a mix of upper/lower case letters.

  3. List names will be from 1 to 32 characters in length.
We're expecting that any changes required in your app will be minimal.

When Will This Change Occur Again?

Wednesday, June 11th.

What If I Have Questions?

We're here to help. For more information, please contact our API team at: [email protected].

Enhanced Apps Promotion

Have you noticed our monthly apps promotions this year? 

Since January, we've been shining the spotlight on more of our integration partners, adding more applications to our Knowledge Base and App Showcase (see image below), and helping to spread the word about these tools and services.

Here are some recent promotional blog post examples:

Social Media Contests & Promotions: June 2014 Apps Roundup

List Building, Optimization & Lead Generation: May 2014 Apps Roundup

April 2014 Integrations Roundup: OptinMonster, Gleam, MoonClerk, Cyfe

If your integration with AWeber has more than 100 active users, we'd like to know about it, so we can review the app for inclusion in our Knowledge Base and App Showcase, and potentially more extensive co-promotional efforts.

For more information about showcasing your app, please contact our team: [email protected].

As always, thank you for being AWesome and developing with AWeber!