Managing Groups
The Tall Bob platform provides several ways customers can manage their contacts in Groups:
- Through the Contacts page - Individually add the contact to groups or upload a CSV file
- Through the Groups page
- Through the API
This guide will explore the different ways in which a customer can add their contacts into groups such as:
Managing Through the Platform
Within the platform, you can manage groups by adding an individual or a bunch of contacts to a group or uploading a set of contacts to the platform within groups.
Adding contacts to a group via the contact page
- Coming Soon -
Adding contacts to a group via contact upload
Creating a new group
Editing a Group
Deleting Groups and the contacts
Removing Contacts from the Groups
Through the API
Adding a Contact to a Group
- To Create a contact and add a group to it, Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called Create New Contact. This endpoint will allow you to create a contact and add it to a group by using the ‘group_id’ parameter in the request.
- Another way of adding a contact to a group can be done using the Add Contact endpoint.
Creating a new Group
To create a new group, Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called Create New Group
Viewing the Groups and Group Members
- To retrieve a list of groups, Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called List Contact Groups. You can filter the contact groups by providing the name of the group (Optional Parameter).
- To retrieve the list of contacts in a particular group, Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called List Group Members.
Updating Group Details
To edit the group name, use the Tall Bob APIs endpoint Update Contact Group.
Removing Groups and Groups Members
- To remove a contact from the group Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called Remove Contact.
- To delete a group, Tall Bob APIs provide an endpoint called Delete Contact Group
Helpful Stuff
- Looking for definitions that revolve around the Mobile, SMS and Telco Industries, then click here
- Looking for those pesky API docs that don't have all of the waffle like above and just get straight down to business, then go here
- Other helpful developer documents can be found here
If you ever need further assistance or someone to point you in the right direction you can email the team at support@tallbob.com
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