external_contacts

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists an external_contacts resource.

Overview

Name	external_contacts
Type	Resource
Id	ovh.email_pro.external_contacts

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

get

successful operation

Name	Datatype	Description
id	integer	Contact id
task_pending_id	integer	Task pending id (wire: taskPendingId)
display_name	string	Contact display name (wire: displayName)
first_name	string	Contact first name (wire: firstName)
last_name	string	Contact last name (wire: lastName)
creation_date	string (date-time)	Creation date (wire: creationDate)
external_email_address	string	Contact email (wire: externalEmailAddress)
hidden_from_gal	boolean	Hide the contact in Global Address List (wire: hiddenFromGAL)
initials	string	Contact initals
state	string	Contact state (creating, deleting, ok, reopening, suspended, suspending, unknown)

list

External contact for this pro service

Name	Datatype	Description
id	integer	Contact id
task_pending_id	integer	Task pending id (wire: taskPendingId)
display_name	string	Contact display name (wire: displayName)
first_name	string	Contact first name (wire: firstName)
last_name	string	Contact last name (wire: lastName)
creation_date	string (date-time)	Creation date (wire: creationDate)
external_email_address	string	Contact email (wire: externalEmailAddress)
hidden_from_gal	boolean	Hide the contact in Global Address List (wire: hiddenFromGAL)
initials	string	Contact initals
state	string	Contact state (creating, deleting, ok, reopening, suspended, suspending, unknown)

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

Name	Accessible by	Required Params	Optional Params	Description
get	select	external_email_address, service		Returns the email address, names, state and Global Address List visibility of the external contact. (Alpha version)
list	select	service	display_name, external_email_address, first_name, id, last_name, x_pagination_mode	Returns the email addresses of the external contacts of the service. Filter them by externalEmailAddress, firstName, lastName, displayName or id. (Alpha version)
create	insert	service, external_email_address		Create an external contact. Creates a contact with an external email address in the service, and returns the task. Set hiddenFromGAL to true to hide it from the Global Address List.
update	update	external_email_address, service		Update an external contact. Updates the email address, names, initials and Global Address List visibility of the external contact.
delete	delete	external_email_address, service		Delete an external contact. Removes the external contact from the address book of the Email Pro service and returns the task.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

Name	Datatype	Description
api_host	string	The OVHcloud API host. Selected by OVH_ENDPOINT (ovh-eu, ovh-ca or ovh-us; default ovh-eu). (default: api.eu.ovhcloud.com, x-stackQL-envVarSelector: {"envVar":"OVH_ENDPOINT","default":"ovh-eu","values":{"ovh-eu":"api.eu.ovhcloud.com","ovh-ca":"api.ca.ovhcloud.com","ovh-us":"api.us.ovhcloud.com"}})
external_email_address	string	Contact email (wire: externalEmailAddress)
service	string	The internal name of your pro organization
display_name	string	Filter the value of displayName property (like) (wire: displayName)
external_email_address	string	Filter the value of externalEmailAddress property (like) (wire: externalEmailAddress)
first_name	string	Filter the value of firstName property (like) (wire: firstName)
id	integer	Filter the value of id property (like)
last_name	string	Filter the value of lastName property (like) (wire: lastName)
x_pagination_mode	string	Sent as CachedObjectList-Pages by default so the list returns the full objects rather than their identifiers. (wire: X-Pagination-Mode)

SELECT examples

get

Returns the email address, names, state and Global Address List visibility of the external contact. (Alpha version)

SELECT
id,
task_pending_id,
display_name,
first_name,
last_name,
creation_date,
external_email_address,
hidden_from_gal,
initials,
state
FROM ovh.email_pro.external_contacts
WHERE external_email_address = '{{ external_email_address }}' -- required
AND service = '{{ service }}' -- required
;

list

Returns the email addresses of the external contacts of the service. Filter them by externalEmailAddress, firstName, lastName, displayName or id. (Alpha version)

SELECT
id,
task_pending_id,
display_name,
first_name,
last_name,
creation_date,
external_email_address,
hidden_from_gal,
initials,
state
FROM ovh.email_pro.external_contacts
WHERE service = '{{ service }}' -- required
AND display_name = '{{ display_name }}'
AND external_email_address = '{{ external_email_address }}'
AND first_name = '{{ first_name }}'
AND id = '{{ id }}'
AND last_name = '{{ last_name }}'
AND x_pagination_mode = '{{ x_pagination_mode }}'
;

INSERT examples

create

Create an external contact. Creates a contact with an external email address in the service, and returns the task. Set hiddenFromGAL to true to hide it from the Global Address List.

INSERT INTO ovh.email_pro.external_contacts (
display_name,
external_email_address,
first_name,
hidden_from_gal,
initials,
last_name,
service
)
SELECT 
'{{ display_name }}',
'{{ external_email_address }}' /* required */,
'{{ first_name }}',
{{ hidden_from_gal }},
'{{ initials }}',
'{{ last_name }}',
'{{ service }}'
RETURNING
id,
finish_date,
function,
status,
todo_date
;

Manifest

# Description fields are for documentation purposes
- name: external_contacts
props:
  - name: service
    value: "{{ service }}"
    description: Required parameter for the external_contacts resource.
  - name: display_name
    value: "{{ display_name }}"
    description: |
      Contact display name
  - name: external_email_address
    value: "{{ external_email_address }}"
    description: |
      Contact email address
  - name: first_name
    value: "{{ first_name }}"
    description: |
      Contact first name
  - name: hidden_from_gal
    value: {{ hidden_from_gal }}
    description: |
      Hide the contact in Global Address List
  - name: initials
    value: "{{ initials }}"
    description: |
      Contact initials
  - name: last_name
    value: "{{ last_name }}"
    description: |
      Contact last name

UPDATE examples

update

Update an external contact. Updates the email address, names, initials and Global Address List visibility of the external contact.

UPDATE ovh.email_pro.external_contacts
SET 
display_name = '{{ display_name }}',
external_email_address = '{{ external_email_address }}',
first_name = '{{ first_name }}',
hidden_from_gal = {{ hidden_from_gal }},
initials = '{{ initials }}',
last_name = '{{ last_name }}'
WHERE 
external_email_address = '{{ external_email_address }}' --required
AND service = '{{ service }}' --required;

DELETE examples

delete

Delete an external contact. Removes the external contact from the address book of the Email Pro service and returns the task.

DELETE FROM ovh.email_pro.external_contacts
WHERE external_email_address = '{{ external_email_address }}' --required
AND service = '{{ service }}' --required
;