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Outreach

This document defines the Outreach resource.

Outreaches are a type of action that a user may take by participating in an advocacy campaign. Outreaches have fields to describe them such as when the outreach was created, who the user contacted as the target of their advocacy, and the content of the message a user sent to that target, and typically are linked to the person who made the outreach.

Sections

Endpoints and URL structures
Fields
Helpers
Related Resources
Scenarios

{% include endpoints_and_url_structures.md %}

The link relation label for a Outreach resource is osdi:outreach for a single Outreach resource or osdi:outreaches for a collection of Outreach resources.

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Fields

{% include fields_intro.md %}

{% include global_fields.md %}

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Outreach Fields

A list of fields specific to the Outreach resource.

| Name | Type | Description |----------- |-----------|-----------|-------------- |origin_system |string |A human readable identifier of the system where this outreach was created. (ex: "OSDI System") |action_date |string |The date and time the outreach was made by the person. |type |flexunum |The type of outreach, specifying how the user performed the outreach to targets. One of "email", "in-person", "phone", "postal mail", or another type as needed. |duration |integer |The duration in seconds of the outreach, if applicable. (ex: duration will only be present on phone outreach types) |subject |string |The subject of the outreach, if applicable. (ex: subject will only be present on email outreach types) |message |string |The message of the outreach, if applicable. (ex: message will only be present on email or postal mail outreach types) |notes |string |Notes left by the person doing the outreach, if any. For example, any feedback they got from the person they called. |referrer_data |Referrer Data* |An object hash representing referrer and sourcing information about this outreach. |targets |Target[] |An array of target object hashes representing the targets of the outreach.

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Related Objects

These JSON hashes included in the table above are broken out into their own tables for readability, rather than independent resources with their own endpoints.

{% include target_subobject.md %}

Referrer Data

Name	Type	Description
referrer_data.source	string	The source code that was used when this outreach was created. Typically used to track individual links, such as a post on social media or a link in a specific email. (ex: "facebook-101016-mainpage")
referrer_data.referrer	string	The code or ID representing a person or group that referred this outreach. Typically used to track which person referred the person who made this outreach. (ex: "jane-doe")
referrer_data.website	string	The top level domain of the website where the person clicked from to then subsequently make this outreach. (ex: "facebook.com")
referrer_data.url	string	The specific URL where the person clicked from to then subsequently make this outreach. (ex: "https://facebook.com/posts/12345")

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Links

{% include links_intro.md %}

| Name | Type | Description |----------- |-----------|-----------|-------------- |self |Outreach* |A self-referential link to the outreach. |person |Person* |A link to a single Person resource representing the person who made the outreach. |advocacy_campaign |Advocacy Campaign* |A link to an Advocacy Campaign resource representing the advocacy campaign on which this outreach was created.

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Helpers

{% include helpers_intro.md %}

Name	Description
record_outreach_helper	Allows the creation of an outreach and a person at the same time.

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Related Resources

Record Outreach Helper
Advocacy Campaign
Person

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Scenarios

{% include scenarios_intro.md %}

Scenario: Retrieving a collection of Outreach resources (GET)

Outreach resources are sometimes presented as collections of outreaches. For example, calling the outreaches endpoint on a particular advocacy campaign will return a collection of all the outreaches made on that advocacy campaign.

Request

GET https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches

Header:
OSDI-API-Token:[your api key here]

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/hal+json
Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate

{
    "total_pages": 10,
    "per_page": 25,
    "page": 1,
    "total_records": 250,
    "_links": {
        "next": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches?page=2"
        },
        "osdi:outreaches": [
            {
                "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3"
            },
            {
                "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/1efc3644-af25-4253-90b8-a0baf12dbd1e"
            },
            //(truncated for brevity)
        ],
        "curies": [
            {
                "name": "osdi",
                "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/docs/v1/{rel}",
                "templated": true
            }
        ],
        "self": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches"
        }
    },
    "_embedded": {
        "osdi:outreaches": [
            {
                "identifiers": [
                    "osdi_sample_system:d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3",
                    "foreign_system:1"
                ],
                "origin_system": "OSDI Sample System",
                "created_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
                "modified_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
                "action_date": "2014-03-18T11:02:15Z",
                "type": "email",
                "subject": "Vote no!",
                "message": "Please vote no on HR 100.",
                "referrer_data": {
                    "source": "facebook-101016-mainpage",
                    "referrer": "jane-doe",
                    "website": "facebook.com",
                    "url": "https://facebook.com/posts/12345"
                },
                "targets": [
                    {
                        "title": "Senator",
                        "given_name": "John",
                        "family_name": "Smith",
                        "organization": "U.S. Senate",
                        "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
                    },
                    {
                        "title": "Senator",
                        "given_name": "Jennifer",
                        "family_name": "Larson",
                        "organization": "U.S. Senate",
                        "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny",
                        "postal_addresses": [
                            {
                                "primary": true,
                                "address_type": "Home",
                                "address_lines": [
                                    "1900 Pennsylvania Ave"
                                ],
                                "locality": "Washington",
                                "region": "DC",
                                "postal_code": "20009",
                                "country": "US",
                                "language": "en",
                                "location": {
                                    "latitude": 38.919,
                                    "longitude": -77.0379,
                                    "accuracy": "Rooftop"
                                },
                                "last_verified_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z"
                            }
                        ],
                        "email_addresses": [
                            {
                                "primary": true,
                                "address": "johnsmith@mail.com",
                                "address_type": "Personal",
                            }
                        ],
                        "phone_numbers": [
                            {
                                "primary": true,
                                "number": "11234567890",
                                "extension": "432",
                                "description": "Worksite line",
                                "number_type": "Work",
                                "operator": "ATT",
                                "country": "US",
                                "sms_capable": false,
                                "do_not_call": true
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "_links": {
                    "self": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3"
                    },
                    "osdi:advocacy_campaign": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29"
                    },
                    "osdi:person": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/65345d7d-cd24-466a-a698-4a7686ef684f"
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "identifiers": [
                    "osdi_sample_system:1efc3644-af25-4253-90b8-a0baf12dbd1e"
                ],
                "origin_system": "OSDI Sample System",
                "created_date": "2014-03-20T20:44:13Z",
                "modified_date": "2014-03-20T20:44:13Z",
                "action_date": "2014-03-12T01:45:34Z",
                "type": "email",
                "subject": "Don't do it!",
                "message": "Vote no tomorrow!",
                "referrer_data": {
                    "source": "email-101116-subjecttest1"
                },
                "targets": [
                    {
                        "title": "Senator",
                        "given_name": "Jane",
                        "family_name": "Doe",
                        "organization": "U.S. Senate",
                        "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:va"
                    }
                },
                "_links": {
                    "self": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/1efc3644-af25-4253-90b8-a0baf12dbd1e"
                    },
                    "osdi:advocacy_campaign": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29"
                    },
                    "osdi:person": {
                        "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/adb951cb-51f9-420e-b7e6-de953195ec86"
                    }
                }
            },
            //(truncated for brevity)
        ]
    }
}

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Scenario: Scenario: Retrieving an individual Outreach resource (GET)

Calling an individual Outreach resource will return the resource directly, along with all associated fields and appropriate links to additional information about the outreach.

Request

GET https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3

Header:
OSDI-API-Token:[your api key here]

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/hal+json
Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate

{
    "identifiers": [
        "osdi_sample_system:d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3",
        "foreign_system:1"
    ],
    "origin_system": "OSDI Sample System",
    "created_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "modified_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "action_date": "2014-03-18T11:02:15Z",
    "type": "email",
    "subject": "Vote no!",
    "message": "Please vote no on HR 100.",
    "referrer_data": {
        "source": "facebook-101016-mainpage",
        "referrer": "jane-doe",
        "website": "facebook.com",
        "url": "https://facebook.com/posts/12345"
    },
    "targets": [
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "John",
            "family_name": "Smith",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        },
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "Jennifer",
            "family_name": "Larson",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        }
    ],
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-d0ec501b0bc3"
        },
        "osdi:advocacy_campaign": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29"
        },
        "osdi:person": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/65345d7d-cd24-466a-a698-4a7686ef684f"
        }
    }
}

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Scenario: Creating a new outreach (POST)

Posting to the outreaches collection endpoint and including a link to an existing Person resource will allow you to create a new outreach associated with that advocacy campaign and person. The response is the new outreach that was created. While each implementing system will require different fields, any optional fields not included in a post operation should not be set at all by the receiving system, or should be set to default values.

For information on how to create a person along with an outreach, see the Record Outreach Helper documentation.

Request

POST https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/

Header:
OSDI-API-Token:[your api key here]

{
    "identifiers": [
        "foreign_system:1"
    ],
    "origin_system": "OpenSupporter",
    "action_date": "2014-03-18T11:02:15Z",
    "type": "phone",
    "duration": 120,
    "referrer_data": {
        "source": "api"
    },
    "targets": [
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "John",
            "family_name": "Smith",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        },
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "Jennifer",
            "family_name": "Larson",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        }
    ],
    "_links" : {
        "osdi:person" : { 
            "href" : "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/65345d7d-cd24-466a-a698-4a7686ef684f" 
        }
    }
}

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/hal+json
Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate

{
    "identifiers": [
        "osdi_sample_system:d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse",
        "foreign_system:1"
    ],
    "created_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "modified_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "action_date": "2014-03-18T11:02:15Z",
    "type": "phone",
    "duration": 120,
    "referrer_data": {
        "source": "api"
    },
    "targets": [
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "John",
            "family_name": "Smith",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        },
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "Jennifer",
            "family_name": "Larson",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        }
    ],
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse"
        },
        "osdi:advocacy_campaign": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29"
        },
        "osdi:person": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/65345d7d-cd24-466a-a698-4a7686ef684f"
        }
    }
}

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Scenario: Modifying an outreach (PUT)

You can update an outreach by calling a PUT operation on that outreach's endpoint. Your PUT should contain fields that you want to update. Missing fields will be ignored by the receiving system. Systems may also ignore PUT values, depending on whether fields you are trying to modify are read-only or not. You may set an attribute to nil by including the attribute using nil for value.

{% include array_warning.md %}

Request

PUT https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse/

Header:
OSDI-API-Token:[your api key here]

{
    "action_date": "2014-03-17T11:02:15Z"
}

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/hal+json
Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate

{
    "identifiers": [
        "osdi_sample_system:d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse",
        "foreign_system:1"
    ],
    "created_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "modified_date": "2014-03-20T21:04:31Z",
    "action_date": "2014-03-17T11:02:15Z",
    "type": "phone",
    "duration": 120,
    "referrer_data": {
        "source": "facebook-101016-mainpage",
        "referrer": "jane-doe",
        "website": "facebook.com",
        "url": "https://facebook.com/posts/12345"
    },
    "targets": [
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "John",
            "family_name": "Smith",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        },
        {
            "title": "Senator",
            "given_name": "Jennifer",
            "family_name": "Larson",
            "organization": "U.S. Senate",
            "ocdid": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ny"
        }
    ],
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse"
        },
        "osdi:advocacy_campaign": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29"
        },
        "osdi:person": {
            "href": "https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/people/65345d7d-cd24-466a-a698-4a7686ef684f"
        }
    }
}

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Scenario: Deleting an outreach (DELETE)

You may delete an outreach by calling the DELETE command on the outreach's endpoint.

Request

DELETE https://osdi-sample-system.org/api/v1/advocacy_campaigns/c945d6fe-929e-11e3-a2e9-12313d316c29/outreaches/d91b4b2e-ae0e-4cd3-9ed7-de9uemdse

Header:
OSDI-API-Token:[your api key here]

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/hal+json
Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate

{
    "notice": "This outreach was successfully deleted."
}

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