preview

Get a preview of a template, any custom HTML/Zephyr, campaign, or recurring campaign.

Tailor the resulting content to a specific user's email address, and optionally specify a different feed, var values, or other parameters that may apply to the source object. Receive the preview in the form of HTML code, or as an email sent to the specified recipient. Endpoint URL: https://api.sailthru.com/preview

GET/POST to Generate Preview

Either method (GET or POST) will produce the same response/result. These examples use the email parameter, which will return HTML that the recipient "email" would receive. Replace it with send_email in any call to have a test message sent (and tailored to) the send_email address.

By template

Example call:
{
   "template": "Welcome",
   "email": "test@sailthru.com"
}
Gets the HTML of a test send of this template, as it would be sent to the specified address.

By blast_id

Example call:
{
   "blast_id": 8290891,
   "email": "test@sailthru.com"
}
Gets the HTML of a test send of this campaign, as it would be sent to the specified address.

By blast_repeat_id

Example call:
{
   "blast_repeat_id": "58115c48e9328b03068b45a3",
   "email": "test@sailthru.com"
}
Gets the HTML of a test send of this recurring campaign, as it would be sent to the specified address.

By custom content_html

Example call:
{
   "content_html" : "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n</head>\n<body>\n<h1>Welcome test@sailthru.com!</h1>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"#\">unsubscribe</a>.</p>\n</body>\n</html>",
   "email": "test@sailthru.com"
}
Gets the HTML of a test send of this recurring campaign, as it would be sent to the specified address.

Response

Example Response:
{
   "from_name" : "Lifesavr",
   "subject" : "Welcome to Lifesavr",
   "content_html" : "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n</head>\n<body>\n<h1>Welcome test@sailthru.com!</h1>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"#\">unsubscribe</a>.</p>\n</body>\n</html>",
   "content_text" : "Welcome test@sailthru.com!\n\nClick here to unsubscribe <#>."
}
Note that you can also specify the optional parameters listed below:
  • a "data_feed_url" to use a different data feed from the one specified in the template or blast
  • "test_vars" to specify vars used by the Zephyr code in the template
  • a "day" to generate any date-specific content

Required Parameters

Specify one of the following 4 parameters:
Parameter Description Example
template The name of the template to preview my-template
blast_id The id of the blast to preview 123456
blast_repeat_id The id of the repeating blast to preview 4d9553239c409dff34000026
content_html A block of text to parse and preview  
And one of the following two parameters:
Parameter Description Example
email The email address of the user for whom to generate dynamic content. This will return in content_html support@sailthru.com
send_email The email address to receive the preview. support@sailthru.com

Optional Parameters

Parameter Description Example
data_feed_url URL of the data feed to populate a content_html request https://www.example.com/example.xml
day the date to preview Wed, 02 May 2013
test_vars preview a dynamic email dependent on a specific variable "name":"Jack"
If you'd like to update the other elements of the object (template, campaign, or recurring campaign) that's being previewed, as a test (without modifying the source object), you can also pass any of the parameters associated with that object. To see a list of available options, please refer to the optional parameters of the template and blast calls.

Error Codes

HTTP Code API Code Meaning
400 99 Required parameter missing. One of send_email or email are required, and one of  template, blast_id, or blast_repeat_id are required.
400 99 Invalid email address. The email address specified in email or send_email is not a valid email address.
400 99 Invalid JSON provided
404 99 Specified template or blast does not exist. The specified template, blast_id, or blast_repeat_id does not exist.
 

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