Forms & Timeline APIs - Automatic contact creation behavior
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Hi all,
I was wondering something about the Forms API and Timeline APIs. Both allow you to send data with just the "utk", but I can't seem to find whether if no Contact exists with the "utk`" if it will create an empty one if just the "utk" is sent along (no other form of possible identification such as email address).
Anyone that can confirm the behavior in these cases? Thanks in advance!
You can send across data with or without the hutk then, although I highly recommend including at least the hutk, if not also the email, as you can get the contact vid using either the usertoken or email
Regarding the timeline API - the API timeline documentation clears up that we can't create a net new contact with a hutk, so you will want to create the contact first and ensure that the utk is associated with that contact - it's better to use the email or vid here instead!
You can send across data with or without the hutk then, although I highly recommend including at least the hutk, if not also the email, as you can get the contact vid using either the usertoken or email
Regarding the timeline API - the API timeline documentation clears up that we can't create a net new contact with a hutk, so you will want to create the contact first and ensure that the utk is associated with that contact - it's better to use the email or vid here instead!