Summary:
Retriving from an email list its data fields, such as First Name, Last Name. This
API call does not return system reserve fields (for example email address, subscribe dateand subscriber status).
system.action:
describelist
system.parameterlist.parameter:
List ID: List ID of the list to be operated on
system.parameterlist.parameterarr:
ignored
For example,
<system>
<action>describelist</action>
<parameterlist>
<parameter id='List ID'><value>2</value></parameter>
</parameterlist>
<authorization>
<password>demo</password>
<username>ssdemo</username>
</authorization>
</system>
response:
A system.resultlist containing a list of <result> tags, the value of each is the fieldname, and ‘id’ attribute is the converted field name used in database (Most database cannot store data whose field name is "Dad’s Favorite Color!!!, we therefore use
"dadsfavoritecolor" in the database. This piece of information may come in handy inlater API function call).
For example,
<system>
<status>success</status>
<resultlist>
<result id=’account’>Account #</result>
<result id=’firstname’>First Name</result>
<result id=’phonenumber’>Phone Number</result>
</resultlist>
</system>