Can I create a contact in Eloqua from javascript?

Question

Is there a way to create a contact in Eloqua directly from the javascript in my web page (rather than using a backend REST API call)?

I can do this in Marketo with their munchkin javascript library by calling associateLead as described in this question: Updating Lead Info in marketo, and am curious if there is a similar way to do this for Eloqua.

Answer 1

CORS is not enabled in Eloqua. You'll have to use a backend call to:

• The Rest API to create a single contact: http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/marketingcs_gs/OMCAC/api-Application-2.0-Contacts.html
• The Bulk API to create multiple contacts: http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/marketingcs_gs/OMCAC/op-api-bulk-2.0-contacts-imports-post.html#examples

Answer 2

One way to create a contact directly on a web page is using a blind form submit.

Here is an AJAX example.