restore_deleted_contacts

The restore_deleted_contacts method restores deleted contacts for a specified user.

To get a list of the contacts that can be restored, use the get_deleted_contacts method.

Syntax

{
    <credentials object>, 
    "user": <mailbox_name>, 
    "ids": ["list of ids"}
}

Request fields for restore_deleted_contacts

The following fields can be used in the restore_deleted_contacts method:

Field name

Obligation

Definition/Value

ids

Required

The IDs for the messages that you want to restore.

To get a list of the messages that can be restored, use the get_deleted_contacts method.

user

Required

The name of the mailbox.

Response fields for restore_deleted_contacts

The following fields may be returned in response to the restore_deleted_contacts method:

Field name

Obligation

Obligation/Value

error

Returned if success = false

A text string that explains the error.

A text string that explains the error.

Returned if success = false

A number that represents the error.

ids

Returned if success = true

Contains a list of the contacts and indicates whether each one was successfully restored or not. Includes the following:

  • error—A text string that explains the error.

  • error_number—A number that represents the error.

  • id—The contact id number.

  • success—Indicates whether this contact was restored or not. Allowed values are true and false.

success

Always returned

Indicates whether the request was successful or not. Allowed values are true and false.

Examples for restore_deleted_contacts

This example tries to restore some deleted contacts for [email protected] - one that exists and one that does not.

Request

{
  "credentials": {
    "user": "[email protected]",
    "password": "pencil75"
  },
  "user": "[email protected]",
  "ids": [
    "1321909823__1321909700169",
    "1321909823__1321909700180"
  ]
}

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "ids": [
    {
      "success": true,
      "id": "1321909823__1321909700169"
		}, 
		{
			"success": false,
			"error_number": 2,
      "error": "The requested object does not exist",
      "id": "1321909823__1321909700180"
    }
	] 
}