Author Topic: i don't know how to get the contact_id from the logged user by rest interface (Read 638 times)

crazy_bitch · April 09, 2013, 09:13:18 am

Hi, i am new in the forum and i am having problems using the api rest, when i log in using the url:
myroot/civicrm/extern/rest.php?q=civicrm/login&name=user&pass=password
i get my api_key and my key but if i want to create an activity with the logged user how i can get his contact_id to pass it to the post petition? because i have been looking around the rest interface and i don't know how can i get the contac_id from the civicrm having just the drupal username and the password.

totten · April 09, 2013, 10:24:54 am

I haven't tried it myself, but after skimming the source-code, this might work: instead of using a numerical contact ID, use the string "user_contact_id", e.g. "&source_contact_id=user_contact_id&assignee_contact_id=user_contact_id". This should be automatically adapted based on the current Drupal user.

(Note: it looks like "user_contact_id" is supported in Civi 4.2 and 4.3 but not older versions.)

xavier · April 09, 2013, 11:32:46 am

Do you have the drupal user?

you can use the uf_match entity

http://example.crm/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/rest.php?entity=UFMatch&action=getsingle&debug=1&sequential=1&json=1&uf_name={drupallogin}&api_key={yoursitekey}&key={yourkey}

and take it from there

Code: [Select]

{
	"id":"1",
	"domain_id":"1",
	"uf_id":"1",
	"uf_name":"drupallogin",
	"contact_id":"2",
	"language":"en_US",
}

You can probably as well chain the uf_match get with the api.activity.create so you create the activity directly (you need the latest version of civi so the chaining work over rest probably)

crazy_bitch · April 10, 2013, 12:44:24 am

Thanks a lot guys, each solution has solve the problem

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Author Topic: i don't know how to get the contact_id from the logged user by rest interface (Read 638 times)

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i don't know how to get the contact_id from the logged user by rest interface

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Re: i don't know how to get the contact_id from the logged user by rest interface

crazy_bitch

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