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Thanks.io

The Thanks.io modules allow you to add, update, list. and delete the recipients and send postcards from your Thanks.io account.

Getting Started with Thanks.io

Prerequisites

  • A Thanks.io account

In order to use Thanks.io with Make, it is necessary to have a Thanks.io account. If you do not have one, you can create a Thanks.io account at thanks.io.

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Thanks.io to Make

To connect your Thanks.io account to Make you need to obtain the API Key from your Thanks.io account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the Make module.

  1. Log in to your Thanks.io account.

  2. Click Settings (61f27c9e31205.png) > API Access.

  3. In the Personal Access Token field, click + icon, enter a name for the token and click Create.

  4. Copy the API Token to your clipboard.

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  5. Go to Make and open the Thanks.io module's Create a connection dialog.

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  6. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  7. In the API Key field, enter the token copied in step 4, and click Continue.

The connection has been established.

Send Letter/Postcard

Sends a letter.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Front Image URL

Enter the letter's front image URL address.

Handwriting Style

Select or map the handwriting style for the letter.

Message

Enter the message text to add to the letter.

Mailing Lists

Add the mailing lists to which you want to send the letter.

Return Name

Enter the contact's name to return the letter if undelivered.

Return Address

Enter the street address to which the letter should be returned.

Return Address 2

Enter the street address to which the letter should be returned.

Return City

Enter the city name to which the letter should be returned.

Return State

Enter the state name to which the letter should be returned.

Return Postal Code

Enter the area postal code to which the letter should be returned.

Sends a 4x6 postcard.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Image Template

Select or map the image template to use for the postcard.

Handwriting Style

Select or map the handwriting style to apply the postcard.

Message

Enter the message text to add to the postcard.

Recipients

Add the recipients of the postcard:

Address

Enter the recipient's street name.

City

Enter the recipient's city name.

Province

Enter the recipient's state or province name.

Postal Code

Enter the recipient's area postal code.

Country

Enter teh recipient's country name.

Name

Enter the recipient's name.

Use Custom Background

Select whether to apply the custom background to the postcard.

Custom Background Image URL

Enter the background image URL address to apply to the postcard.

Sends a 6x9 postcard.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Image Template

Select or map the image template to use for the postcard.

Handwriting Style

Select or map the handwriting style to apply the postcard.

Message Template

Select or map the message template to apply to the postcard.

Address

Enter (map) the complete address to which you want to send the postcard. For example, 1 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990

Radius Distance Miles

Enter (map) the distance in miles.

Recipients

Lists all recipients in the selected mailing list.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Mailing List ID

Select or map the mailing list whose recipients you want to list.

Updated Since

Enter the date to list the recipient's updated on or after the specified date. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Limit

Set the maximum number of recipients Make should return during one execution cycle.

Returns details about the selected recipient.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Mailing List ID

Select or map the mailing list whose recipients you want to list.

Recipient ID

Select or map the Recipient ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Adds a recipient to a mailing list.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Mailing List ID

Select or map the mailing list to which you want to add the recipient.

Street Address

Enter the recipient's street name. For example, 7777 Main st.

Address 2

Enter the recipient's street name. For example, 7777 Main st.

Recipient Name

Enter the recipient's name.

City

Enter the recipient's city name.

Province

Enter the recipient's state or province name.

Postal Code

Enter the recipient's area postal code.

Country

Enter the recipient's country name.

Date of Birth

Enter the recipient's date of birth.

Custom 1

(Optional) Enter the custom field name and values for the recipient.

Custom 2

(Optional) Enter the custom field name and values for the recipient.

Updates an existing recipient from the selected mailing list.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Recipient ID

Select or map the Recipient ID whose details you want to update.

Mailing List ID

Select or map the mailing list to which you want to add the recipient.

Street Address

Enter the recipient's street name. For example, 7777 Main st.

Address 2

Enter the recipient's street name. For example, 7777 Main st.

Recipient Name

Enter the recipient's name.

City

Enter the recipient's city name.

Province

Enter the recipient's state or province name.

Postal Code

Enter the recipient's area postal code.

Country

Enter the recipient's country name.

Date of Birth

Enter the recipient's date of birth.

Custom 1

(Optional) Enter the custom field name and values for the recipient.

Custom 2

(Optional) Enter the custom field name and values for the recipient.

Deletes an existing recipient from the selected mailing list.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Mailing List ID

Select or map the mailing list to which you want to add the recipient.

Recipient ID

Select or map the Recipient ID whose details you want to delete.

Other

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.thanks.io/api/. For example: /v2/ping

Note

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Thanks.io API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

The following API call returns all the mailing lists from your Thanks.io account:

URL:

/v2/mailing-lists

Method:

GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > data.

In our example, 2 tasks were returned:

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Returns order details by ID.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Thanks.io account.

Order ID

Select or map the Order ID whose details you want to retrieve.