5

I am currently testing using the API v3.0 to integrate MailChimp with an existing form on my website.

As I'm working I need to test the code at regular intervals. My problem is that when I delete my test subscriber through the Mailchimp interface and try to reuse that email again through my form, my form errors with:

 "title":"Member Exists","status":400 error code.

Does Mailchimp store or cache subscriber email addresses? I've looked around and can't find old records. It's been over 48 hours since using the test emails.

ekad
  • 14,436
  • 26
  • 44
  • 46
T W
  • 439
  • 1
  • 6
  • 15
  • I've discovered from Mailchimp that the email address was still pending. Following that, when a subscriber is pending confirmation, POST calls fail. To get the email active again (I no longer have the confirmation email), I used a PUT call to change the pending status to subscribed and then I can fully delete the subscriber through the interface and reuse the subscriber email again in testing. – T W Feb 02 '16 at 18:04
  • You can also just DELETE them through the API, if you want. – TooMuchPete Feb 02 '16 at 22:50
  • Thanks @TooMuchPete. How would you go about deleting through the API - would that be using CURL command? – T W Feb 03 '16 at 15:06

1 Answers1

0

I had a similar problem, quite a simple fix.

The issue for me was that I was testing with foo@bar.com for example with Double-opt in (this means a client will get a confirmation email before being officially added to the subscriber list).

When a client completed the form to the registered their status is set to pending until the client then confirms their subscription to the by following the link in the confirmation email.

Until this point they won't appear in the mailchimp UI as a user but you also won't be to signup using the same email. You can either delete the pending subscription via curl DELETE https://' .server. '.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/' .$listId. '/members/'. $memberId or update the members details using a PUT cmd.

To confirm that the client has a pending subscription simply do a GET on your list. You should see all subscribers no matter their status.

For more info on status: http://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/guides/manage-subscribers-with-the-mailchimp-api/

Mairead
  • 1