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Python Examples

Python examples using the requests library.

Authentication​

import requests
import os

BASE_URL = "https://staging.api.ecourtdate.com"

def get_token(client_id, client_secret):
    response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/oauth/token", json={
        "client_id": client_id,
        "client_secret": client_secret,
        "grant_type": "client_credentials",
    })
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.json()["access_token"]

token = get_token(os.environ["ECD_CLIENT_ID"], os.environ["ECD_CLIENT_SECRET"])
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}

Send a Message​

def send_message(to, subject, content):
    response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/messages/oneoffs",
        headers=headers,
        json={"to": to, "subject": subject, "content": content},
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.json()

Create Client​

def create_client(first_name, last_name, phone, email, reference):
    response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/clients",
        headers=headers,
        json={
            "first_name": first_name,
            "last_name": last_name,
            "phone": phone,
            "email": email,
            "client_reference": reference,
        },
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.json()

Search Clients​

def search_clients(reference):
    response = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/v1/clients",
        headers=headers,
        params={"client_reference": reference},
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.json()