Retrieve one or more people (get)

limit

integer between 1 to 500 (default value is 50)

The limit element value determines the number of people to be returned by Ortto from the request. This value also represents the "page" length of people (for pagination purposes), since potentially many thousands of people records could be retrieved from a single request. This element can be used in conjunction with offset to retrieve subsequent pages of people records. If this limit element is not specified in the request, or an integer value beyond the permitted maximum is specified, then this value is assumed to be 50.

sort_order

string with value asc or desc (default value is desc)

The sort_order element determines the order in which the people returned are sorted, based on the sort_by_field_id member value. Specifying this sort_order member is only relevant when the sort_by_field_id member is also specified.

sort_by_field_id

string

The sort_by_field_id element whose field ID value specifies the person field used to sort the people returned from your Ortto account’s CDP.

offset

integer with a default value of 0

The offset element represents the count of people records in your Ortto account’s CDP for pagination purposes, and is the point from which the next page of people (defined by the limit member value) is retrieved.

cursor_id

string containing a UUID value (e.g. 00609c898a4490c5800a5453)

The cursor_id element is the UUID for the start of the first person record in the next page of people (defined by the limit member value). This value is retrieved from the previous /v1/person/get endpoint request.

fields

array of string values

The fields array contains person field ID values that define the person fields of the person records returned by Ortto from the request.

q

string

The q element is a valid text string used to filter the people records returned by Ortto from the request.

type

string

The type element is a valid text string used to filter the people records returned by Ortto from the request.

type can accept the following values:

• "" (this the default value and will search for all contacts. It can be used with other elements described in this table, including filters as required)
• archived

If you are pairing type with archived, you cannot use filters or other elements (only the query string is accepted).

To retrieve a list of archived contacts:

json
 
{
  "type": "archived"
}

Or to use type with a filter, you can construct the body something like this:

json
 
{
"type": "",
"filter": {
  "$str::is": {
    "field_id": "str::email",
    "value": "contact@email.com"
}
}
}

filter

Object containing a person’s field_ID (representing a person field) used for filtering

The filter element contains a field member that determines how records are filtered.

Therefore, a construct like:

json
 
"filter": {
  "$has_no_value": {
    "field_id": "str::first"
  }
}

where str::first is the person’s First name field would filter and return people who do not have their first name defined.

Similarly, the following construct would return people who do have their first name defined:

json
 
"filter": {
  "$has_any_value": {
    "field_id": "str::first"
  }
}

You can also join filter conditions with AND/OR. The following construct shows an example for using $or (OR):

json
 
"filter": {
  "$or": [
    {
    "$str::is": {
      "field_id": "str::name",
      "value": "John Smith"
      }
    },
    {
    "$str::is": {
      "field_id": "str::email",
      "value": "jsmith@email.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

→ field_id

string

The field_id element enables you to filter results by a field ID. This returns records that have the specified field populated and can be used in conjunction with value to filter records by specific field values.

→ value

string

Use value to specify a specific field value you wish to return contact records by. For example, this can be helpful if you are looking for a specific contact and filter by the contact’s email address:

json
 
"filter": {
  "$str::is":{
    "field_id": "str::email",
    "value": "contact@email.com"
}
}

First name

str::first

A string whose value is this person’s first name.

Last name

str::last

A string whose value is this person’s last name.

Phone number

phn::phone

A phone number object of two members consisting of valid country code digits (c) and a phone number (n), representing this person’s phone number.

Email

str::email

A string whose value is this person’s email address.

City

geo::city

A geographical data object consisting of a member name whose string value is this person’s current city.

Country

geo::country

A geographical data object consisting of a member name whose string value is this person’s current country.

Birthday

dtz::b

A date object consisting of members year, month and day whose respective integer values represent this person’s date of birth, along with a timezone string representing the person’s current time zone.

Region

geo::region

A geographical data object consisting of a member name whose string value is this person’s current region (e.g. state or province) within their country.

Postal

str::postal

A string whose value is this person’s current postal code.

Tags

tags

An array whose string values are all tags currently specified on this person.

Tag IDs

u4s::t

An array whose integer values are the internal Ortto ID of all tags currently specified on this person.

GDPR

bol::gdpr

A boolean value where true flags that GDPR is a requirement for this person, or false if not.

External ID

str::ei

A string whose value is any ID used to uniquely identify this person.

Email subscription permission

bol::p

A boolean value where true flags that the person has their Email permission set to true, or Subscribed through the Ortto user interface (UI), and false flags that this person’s permission is set to false (or Unsubscribed).

Context message for the email unsubscribe action

str::u-ctx

A string value representing the activity context message, when the email subscription permission was set to false. These messages appear in people’s Activities updates in the Ortto UI.

Context message for the email subscribe action

str::s-ctx

A string value representing the activity context message, when the email subscription permission was set to true. These messages appear in people’s Activities updates in the Ortto UI.

SMS subscription permission

bol::sp

A boolean value where false flags that the person has their SMS permission set to false, or Unsubscribed through the Ortto UI, and true flags that this person’s permission is set to true (or Subscribed). If this person field is not specified in the request, then this value is assumed to be false by default.

Context message for the SMS subscribe action

str::soi-ctx

A string value representing the activity context message, when the SMS subscription permission was set to true. These messages appear in people’s Activities updates in the Ortto UI.

Context message for the SMS unsubscribe action

str::soo-ctx

A string value representing the activity context message, when the SMS subscription permission was set to false. These messages appear in people’s Activities updates in the Ortto UI.

bol

Boolean

dtz

Date (object)

geo

Geographical data (object)

int

Integer. For internal operations and calculations, the Ortto API treats decimal values as integers multiplied by 1,000. This is done to preserve the precision of values resulting from these calculations.

phn

Phone number (object)

str

String

$act::first

Filters for the first occurrence of a specified activity.

$act::has_not_occurred

Filters records where a specified activity has not occurred.

$act::has_occurred

Filters records where a specified activity has occurred.

$act::last

Filters records based on the most recent occurrence of a specified activity.

$andgroup

Groups multiple conditions with an AND operator.

$bol::is

Filters records where a boolean field matches a specific value.

$dtz::absolute_after

Filters records with a date/time field occurring after a specific value.

$dtz::absolute_before

Filters records with a date/time field occurring before a specific value.

$dtz::absolute_between

Filters records with a date/time field within a specific range.

$dtz::absolute_on

Filters records with a date/time field exactly matching a specific value.

$dtz::age_exactly

Filters records where the age is exactly a specified value.

$dtz::age_less_than

Filters records where the age is less than a specified value.

$dtz::age_more_than

Filters records where the age is greater than a specified value.

$dtz::anniversary

Filters records based on a recurring date or anniversary.

$dtz::occurs_in

Filters records where a date field will occur within a specific range from the current time.

$dtz::occurs_in_less_than

Filters records where a date field occurs in less than a specified time range.

$dtz::occurs_in_more_than

Filters records where a date field occurs in more than a specified time range.

$dtz::relative_exactly

Filters records where a date field matches an exact relative time.

$dtz::relative_less_than

Filters records where a date field is less than a relative time.

$dtz::relative_more_than

Filters records where a date field is more than a relative time.

$geo::is

Filters records based on a geographic location match.

$geo::is_not

Filters records excluding a specific geographic location.

$has_any_value

Filters records where a field has any value.

$has_no_value

Filters records where a field has no value.

$id_is

Filters records where an ID field matches a specific value.

$id_is_not

Filters records where an ID field does not match a specific value.

$id_set_is

Filters records where an ID field matches any value in a specific set of IDs.

$id_set_is_not

Filters records where an ID field does not match any value in a specific set of IDs.

$int::between

Filters records where an integer field is within a specific range.

$int::greater_than

Filters records where an integer field is greater than a specific value.

$int::is

Filters records where an integer field matches a specific value.

$int::is_not

Filters records where an integer field does not match a specific value.

$int::less_than

Filters records where an integer field is less than a specific value.

$int::not_between

Filters records where an integer field is outside a specific range.

$is_member_of

Filters records for contacts that are members of a specified audience.

$is_not_member_of

Filters records for contacts that are not members of a specified audience.

$is_not_subscriber_of

Filters records for contacts that are not subscribed to a specified audience.

$is_opted_in

Filters records for contacts that have opted-in communications.

$is_opted_out

Filters records for contacts that have not opted-in communications.

$is_push_opted_in

Filters records for contacts that opted-in to receive push notifications.

$is_push_opted_out

Filters records for contacts that are not opted-in for push notifications.

$is_subscriber_of

Filters records for contacts that are subscribed to a specified audience.

$orgroup

Groups multiple conditions with an OR operator.

$phn::in_iso2_country_codes

Filters records where the phone number field is within specific ISO2 country codes.

$phn::iis

Filters records where the phone number field matches a specific value.

$phn::iis_not

Filters records where the phone number field does not match a specific value.

$phn::starts

Filters records where the phone number field starts with a specific prefix.

$proximity_is_not_within

Filters for records not in proximity to a specified Last Location

$proximity_is_within

Filters records for proximity to a specified Last Location

$str::between

Filters records where a string field is within a lexicographical range.

$str::contains

Filters records where a string field contains a specific value.

$str::does_not_contains

Filters records where a string field does not contain a specific value.

$str::ends

Filters records where a string field ends with a specific value.

$str::greater_than

Filters records where a string field is greater than a specific value.

$str::is

Filters records where a string field matches a specific value.

$str::is_not

Filters records where a string field does not match a specific value.

$str::less_than

Filters records where a string field is less than a specific value.

$str::list_contains

Filters records where a string list contains a specific value.

$str::list_contains_less_than

Filters records where a string list contains fewer than a specific number of items.

$str::list_contains_more_than

Filters records where a string list contains more than a specific number of items.

$str::list_does_not_contains

Filters records where a string list does not contain a specific value.

$str::list_first_item_contains

Filters records where the first item in a string list contains a specific value.

$str::list_first_item_does_not_contains

Filters records where the first item in a string list does not contain a specific value.

$str::list_first_item_is

Filters records where the first item in a string list matches a specific value.

$str::list_first_item_is_not

Filters records where the first item in a string list does not match a specific value.

$str::list_has_exactly

Filters records where a string list has exactly a specific number of items.

$str::list_last_item_contains

Filters records where the last item in a string list contains a specific value.

$str::list_last_item_does_not_contains

Filters records where the last item in a string list does not contain a specific value.

$str::list_last_item_is

Filters records where the last item in a string list matches a specific value.

$str::list_last_item_is_not

Filters records where the last item in a string list does not match a specific value.

$str::set_contains

Filters records where a string set contains a specific value.

$str::set_contains_any

Filters records where a string set contains any value from a specific set of values.

$str::set_contains_less_than

Filters records where a string set contains fewer than a specific number of items.

$str::set_contains_more_than

Filters records where a string set contains more than a specific number of items.

$str::set_does_not_contains

Filters records where a string set does not contain a specific value.

$str::set_first_item_contains

Filters records where the first item in a string set contains a specific value.

$str::set_first_item_does_not_contains

Filters records where the first item in a string set does not contain a specific value.

$str::set_first_item_is

Filters records where the first item in a string set matches a specific value.

$str::set_first_item_is_not

Filters records where the first item in a string set does not match a specific value.

$str::set_has_exactly

Filters records where a string set has exactly a specific number of items.

$str::set_is

Filters records where a string set matches a specific set of values.

$str::set_is_not

Filters records where a string set does not match a specific set of values.

$str::set_last_item_contains

Filters records where the last item in a string set contains a specific value.

$str::set_last_item_does_not_contains

Filters records where the last item in a string set does not contain a specific value.

$str::set_last_item_is

Filters records where the last item in a string set matches a specific value.

$str::set_last_item_is_not

Filters records where the last item in a string set does not match a specific value.

$str::starts

Filters records where a string field starts with a specific value.

$tme::absolute_after

Filters records where a time and date field is after a specific absolute date.

$tme::absolute_before

Filters records where a time and date field is before a specific absolute date.

$tme::absolute_between

Filters records where a time and date field is between two specific absolute dates.

$tme::absolute_on

Filters records where a time and date field matches a specific absolute date.

$tme::age_exactly

Filters records where the age of a time and date field matches a specific value.

$tme::age_less_than

Filters records where the age of a time and date field is less than a specific value.

$tme::age_more_than

Filters records where the age of a time and date field is more than a specific value.

$tme::anniversary

Filters records where a time and date field matches a specific anniversary.

$tme::occurs_in

Filters records where a time and date field occurs within a specific time range.

$tme::occurs_in_less_than

Filters records where a time and date field occurs within less than a specific time range.

$tme::occurs_in_more_than

Filters records where a time and date field occurs within more than a specific time range.

$tme::relative_exactly

Filters records where a time and date field is exactly a specific relative duration.

$tme::relative_less_than

Filters records where a time and date field is less than a specific relative duration.

$tme::relative_more_than

Filters records where a time and date field is more than a specific relative duration.

$obj::contains

Filters records where an object field contains a specific value.

$obj::does_not_contains

Filters records where an object field does not contain a specific value.

$has_started_campaign

Filters records for those that have started a specific campaign.

$is_member_of_campaign

Filters records for those that are currently in a specific campaign.

$has_left_campaign

Filters records for those that have exited a specific campaign.

contacts

An array of contacts with an id and a fields hash which contacts the list of fields you requested to be returned. Note that if a contact has an associated account it will include a idt::o field, which is the ID of the account with which this contact is associated.

meta

A hash of meta data containing information about the matches to your contacts GET request, including:

• total_contacts - Number of people in your database in total
• total_organizations - Number of accounts in your database in total
• total_matches - Number of people matching your query or filter
• total_subscribers - Number of contacts in your database who are subscribed to receive email marketing

offset

The offset which was set on this request.

next_offset

The offset for fetching the next page of contacts.

cursor_id

When retrieving the next page of contacts, provide this cursor_id.

has_more

Whether or not there is a next page of contacts.