URL Encoding

[Anonymous]

Hi 

In certain cases, I need to get a campaign based on its name.  I can use the "get multiple campaigns" call of course.  However, I am running into an issue that certain campaigns have a comma.  

To explain further, if I run the follow through the php function urlencode 

this string: FL-CC0863 Salt Lake City, UT

would become:

FL-CC0863+Salt+Lake+City%2C+UT

Of course I'd expect this to work just fine.  However, the call returns an empty array.  Is the url encoding different for marketo's api?

Thanks,

Dan

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Please try passing the string via the API like this:
FL%2DCC0863%20Salt%20Lake%20City%2C%20UT Let me know if that works?

[Josh_Hill13]

Generally avoid using anything other than a dash in your campaigns or programs. Periods and underscores are allowed, but then you get this kind of issue.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Murtza.  That worked.  Is there a name of this style of urlencoding?  

Josh, I agree.  Unfortunately I just started at my current position, and they've been doing things in a certain way for some time.  That being said, I will definitley bring this issue up with my team.

Thanks!

Dan

[Anonymous]

Actually this is still not pulling certain names.  For example:

EM-CC0741 Columbus, OH would be encoded as:

EM%2DCC0741%20Columbus%2C%20OH

Yet no result turns up.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan

[Anonymous]

Dan - No specific name. It's just called URL-encoding, as you said. 

That's the same way I would encode your Columbus example, so I am not sure why it is not working for you.