Custom Activity API Script Configuration

[Jeremy_Foote_-_]

We're attempting to track whenever a lead logs into our SaaS product.

We thought we had the configuration accurate, but keep receiving "skipped" as a response.

The Custom Activity has been approved.

Is the Scripting below accurate? The primaryAttributeValue throws us for a loop.

Custom Activity Values:

Id:

100009

Display Name:

Logged Into CMP

API Name:

loggedIntoCMP_c

State:

Approved

Description:

Filter:

Logged Into CMP

Trigger:

Logs Into CMP

Field Settings:
Name: CMP Logged In

API Name: cMPLoggedIn

Data Type: String

Script:

{
"input":[
{    
"leadId":509,
"activityDate":"2017-01-24T12:30:00-08:00",
"activityTypeId":100009,
"primaryAttributeValue":"loggedIntoCMP_c",
"attributes":[
{
"name": "cMPLoggedIn",
"value": "True"
}
]
}

Thanks,

JFoote

[SanfordWhiteman]

What's the error message accompanying the skipped status?

The primaryAttributeValue shouldn't be the API name of the CA (or rather, there's no need for it to be).

Also, are you paying attention to daily API rate limits with your approach?

[Jeremy_Foote_-_]

We're not getting an error message back.

So the primaryAttributeValue doesn't have to correlate to any of the activity fields. It can be a custom value

{

"input":[

{   

"leadId":509,

"activityDate":"2017-01-24T12:30:00-08:00",

"activityTypeId":100009,

"primaryAttributeValue":"Logged into CMP",

"attributes":[

{

"name": "cMPLoggedIn",

"value": "True"

}

]

},

Yes, we're paying attention to the API Rates, we don't have a huge audience for this application.

[Anonymous]

Is Lead ID 509 exist?

I tried "skipped" case.

When the lead is non-existent, "skipped" was returned

[Anonymous]

The other case

If the custom activity 100009 isn't approved or is wrong id, "skipped" is returned.

[Jeremy_Foote_-_]

Verified the following.

The Lead exists with the correct Lead ID.

The Custom Activity is approved and the ID is accurate.

Any other ideas?

JF

[Anonymous]

Did you ever find the solution? Running into a similar issue.

[SanfordWhiteman]

Please provide

1. The JSON payload sent to the /external.json endpoint
2. The Custom Activity description from the Describe Activities endpoint

[Rob_Alfieri]

Special note in case folks don't realize it. When adding your attribute fields, if you use "name", you must use the Display Name for the attribute. If you want to use the API name, use "apiName". Drove me crazy.  Example below.

{

"input": [

{

  "leadId": 2000950,

  "activityDate": "2018-04-01T23:18:34Z",

  "activityTypeId": 100008,

  "primaryAttributeValue": "PEPTIDE XB-C18",

  "attributes": [

  {

  "apiName": "productBrand",

  "value": "Aeris"

  },

      {

      "apiName": "orderNumber",

      "value": "APR012018"

      },

  {

  "apiName": "productSKU",

  "value": "PEPXBC18"

  },

  {

  "apiName": "orderDate",

  "value": "2018-04-01"

  },

  {

  "apiName": "orderQuantity",

  "value": 1

  },

  {

  "apiName": "productPromo",

  "value": "None"

  }

  ]

}

]

}

[mk_sap]

Hi Rob, What if we want to push custom activity and we have email ids of leads to push into the Marketo but not lead id? How to achieve this scenario using email ids only. Thanks