Mailchimp API V3 CodeIgniter Library Integration

Looking to quickly integrate Mailchimp API V3 with code igniter? I've taken this API wrapper and converted it into a library for CI so you can quickly integrate it into your project.

Step 1:

Download this file and add it into your application/libraries folder. On line 185 I have manually overridden the timeout value as it was always timing out when trying to pull lists from Mailchimp.

Step 2:

Add your Mailchimp API key to your config file:

$config['Mailchimp_api_key'] = 'YOUR_KEY_HERE';

Step 3:

Load the library into your controller and add the ID of the list you would like to add a contact to. Eg:

Load the library:

$this->load->library('MailChimp');

Add the appropriate list id:

$list_id = 'YOUR_LIST_ID';

Make the API call:

$result = $this->mailchimp->post("lists/$list_id/members", [
'email_address' => 'persons_email@gmail.com',
'merge_fields' => ['FNAME'=>'Ralph', 'LNAME'=>'Vugts'],
'status' => 'subscribed',
]);

Check out the full git repo for more info on other functions.

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