Merge Fields

Manage merge fields (formerly merge vars) for a specific list. Learn more about merge field limits in Mailchimp.

Available methods

    • POST /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields Add a new merge field

      Add a new merge field

      POST /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields

      Add a new merge field for a specific list.

      Path parameters

      list_id The unique id for the list.

      Request body parameters

      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Field Type Read only: false The type for the merge field.
      Possible Values:
      • text
      • number
      • address
      • phone
      • date
      • url
      • imageurl
      • radio
      • dropdown
      • birthday
      • zip
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      size Type: Integer Title: Text Field Size Read only: false In a text field, the default length of the text field.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.

      Response body parameters

      merge_id Type: Integer Title: Merge Field ID Read only: true An unchanging id for the merge field.
      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Field Type Read only: true The type for the merge field.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      size Type: Integer Title: Text Field Size Read only: true In a text field, the default length of the text field.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.
      list_id Type: String Title: List ID Read only: true A string that identifies this merge field collections’ list.
      _links Type: Array Title: Links Read only: true A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
      Show properties
      rel Type: String Title: Rel Read only: true As with an HTML ‘rel’ attribute, this describes the type of link.
      href Type: String Title: Href Read only: true This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
      method Type: String Title: Method Read only: true The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in ‘href’.
      Possible Values:
      • GET
      • POST
      • PUT
      • PATCH
      • DELETE
      • OPTIONS
      • HEAD
      targetSchema Type: String Title: Target Schema Read only: true For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
      schema Type: String Title: Schema Read only: true For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.

      Example request

      
curl --request POST \
--url 'https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields' \
--user 'anystring:apikey' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '{"name":"FAVORITEJOKE", "type":"text"}' \
--include

      Example response

      
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 992
Vary: Accept-Encoding
X-Request-Id: bd7aa329-e233-4679-a854-15466373df22
Link: <https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json>; rel="describedBy"
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:03:36 GMT
Connection: keep-alive


{
  "merge_id": 3,
  "tag": "MMERGE3",
  "name": "FAVORITEJOKE",
  "type": "text",
  "required": false,
  "default_value": "",
  "public": false,
  "display_order": 6,
  "options": {
    "size": 25
  },
  "help_text": "",
  "list_id": "57afe96172",
  "_links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "parent",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "update",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "PATCH",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "delete",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "DELETE"
    }
  ]
}

      Error response

      type Type: String Title: Problem Type Read only: false An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
      title Type: String Title: Error Title Read only: false A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn’t change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
      status Type: Integer Title: HTTP Status Code Read only: false The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
      detail Type: String Title: Error Message Read only: false A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Learn more about errors.
      instance Type: String Title: Instance ID Read only: false A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
    • GET /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields Get all merge fields for a list
      GET /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id} Get a specific merge field

      Get all merge fields for a list

      GET /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields

      Get a list of all merge fields (formerly merge vars) for a list.

      Path parameters

      list_id The unique id for the list.

      Query string parameters

      fields Type: Array Title: Fields Read only: false A comma-separated list of fields to return. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
      exclude_fields Type: Array Title: Exclude Fields Read only: false A comma-separated list of fields to exclude. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
      count Type: Integer Title: Count Read only: true The number of records to return. Default value is 10.
      offset Type: Integer Title: Offset Read only: false The number of records from a collection to skip. Iterating over large collections with this parameter can be slow. Default value is 0.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Type Read only: false The merge field type.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.

      Response body parameters

      merge_fields Type: Array Title: Merge Fields Read only: false An array of objects, each representing a merge field resource.
      Show properties
      merge_id Type: Integer Title: Merge Field ID Read only: true An unchanging id for the merge field.
      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Field Type Read only: true The type for the merge field.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      size Type: Integer Title: Text Field Size Read only: true In a text field, the default length of the text field.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.
      list_id Type: String Title: List ID Read only: true A string that identifies this merge field collections’ list.
      _links Type: Array Title: Links Read only: true A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
      Show properties
      rel Type: String Title: Rel Read only: true As with an HTML ‘rel’ attribute, this describes the type of link.
      href Type: String Title: Href Read only: true This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
      method Type: String Title: Method Read only: true The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in ‘href’.
      Possible Values:
      • GET
      • POST
      • PUT
      • PATCH
      • DELETE
      • OPTIONS
      • HEAD
      targetSchema Type: String Title: Target Schema Read only: true For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
      schema Type: String Title: Schema Read only: true For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.
      list_id Type: String Title: List ID Read only: true The list id.
      total_items Type: Integer Title: Item Count Read only: false The total number of items matching the query regardless of pagination.
      _links Type: Array Title: Links Read only: true A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
      Show properties
      rel Type: String Title: Rel Read only: true As with an HTML ‘rel’ attribute, this describes the type of link.
      href Type: String Title: Href Read only: true This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
      method Type: String Title: Method Read only: true The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in ‘href’.
      Possible Values:
      • GET
      • POST
      • PUT
      • PATCH
      • DELETE
      • OPTIONS
      • HEAD
      targetSchema Type: String Title: Target Schema Read only: true For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
      schema Type: String Title: Schema Read only: true For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.

      Example request

      
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields' \
--user 'anystring:apikey' \
--include

      Example response

      
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 2697
Vary: Accept-Encoding
X-Request-Id: 70cdda27-b6c4-4031-9c7b-301ccb7edd1d
Link: <https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json>; rel="describedBy"
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:54:04 GMT
Connection: keep-alive


{
  "merge_fields": [
    {
      "merge_id": 1,
      "tag": "FNAME",
      "name": "First Name",
      "type": "text",
      "required": false,
      "default_value": "",
      "public": true,
      "display_order": 2,
      "options": {
        "size": 25
      },
      "help_text": "",
      "list_id": "57afe96172",
      "_links": [
        {
          "rel": "self",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/1",
          "method": "GET",
          "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "parent",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
          "method": "GET",
          "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
          "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "update",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/1",
          "method": "PATCH",
          "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "delete",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/1",
          "method": "DELETE"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "merge_id": 2,
      "tag": "LNAME",
      "name": "Last Name",
      "type": "text",
      "required": false,
      "default_value": "",
      "public": true,
      "display_order": 3,
      "options": {
        "size": 25
      },
      "help_text": "",
      "list_id": "57afe96172",
      "_links": [
        {
          "rel": "self",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/2",
          "method": "GET",
          "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "parent",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
          "method": "GET",
          "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
          "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "update",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/2",
          "method": "PATCH",
          "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
        },
        {
          "rel": "delete",
          "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/2",
          "method": "DELETE"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "list_id": "57afe96172",
  "_links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "create",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
      "method": "POST",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "parent",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/Members/Instance.json"
    }
  ],
  "total_items": 2
}

      Error response

      type Type: String Title: Problem Type Read only: false An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
      title Type: String Title: Error Title Read only: false A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn’t change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
      status Type: Integer Title: HTTP Status Code Read only: false The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
      detail Type: String Title: Error Message Read only: false A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Learn more about errors.
      instance Type: String Title: Instance ID Read only: false A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.

      Get a specific merge field

      GET /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id}

      Get information about a specific merge field in a list.

      Path parameters

      list_id The unique id for the list.
      merge_id The id for the merge field.

      Query string parameters

      exclude_fields Type: Array Title: Exclude Fields Read only: false A comma-separated list of fields to exclude. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.
      fields Type: Array Title: Fields Read only: false A comma-separated list of fields to return. Reference parameters of sub-objects with dot notation.

      Response body parameters

      merge_id Type: Integer Title: Merge Field ID Read only: true An unchanging id for the merge field.
      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Field Type Read only: true The type for the merge field.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      size Type: Integer Title: Text Field Size Read only: true In a text field, the default length of the text field.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.
      list_id Type: String Title: List ID Read only: true A string that identifies this merge field collections’ list.
      _links Type: Array Title: Links Read only: true A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
      Show properties
      rel Type: String Title: Rel Read only: true As with an HTML ‘rel’ attribute, this describes the type of link.
      href Type: String Title: Href Read only: true This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
      method Type: String Title: Method Read only: true The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in ‘href’.
      Possible Values:
      • GET
      • POST
      • PUT
      • PATCH
      • DELETE
      • OPTIONS
      • HEAD
      targetSchema Type: String Title: Target Schema Read only: true For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
      schema Type: String Title: Schema Read only: true For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.

      Example request

      
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3' \
--user 'anystring:apikey' \
--include

      Example response

      
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 992
Vary: Accept-Encoding
X-Request-Id: 9d3853fc-5538-4463-902e-4521c20c253a
Link: <https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json>; rel="describedBy"
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:06:58 GMT
Connection: keep-alive


{
  "merge_id": 3,
  "tag": "MMERGE3",
  "name": "FAVORITEJOKE",
  "type": "text",
  "required": false,
  "default_value": "",
  "public": false,
  "display_order": 6,
  "options": {
    "size": 25
  },
  "help_text": "",
  "list_id": "57afe96172",
  "_links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "parent",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "update",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "PATCH",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "delete",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "DELETE"
    }
  ]
}

      Error response

      type Type: String Title: Problem Type Read only: false An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
      title Type: String Title: Error Title Read only: false A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn’t change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
      status Type: Integer Title: HTTP Status Code Read only: false The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
      detail Type: String Title: Error Message Read only: false A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Learn more about errors.
      instance Type: String Title: Instance ID Read only: false A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
    • PATCH /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id} Update a merge field

      Update a merge field

      PATCH /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id}

      Update a specific merge field in a list.

      Path parameters

      list_id The unique id for the list.
      merge_id The id for the merge field.

      Request body parameters

      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.

      Response body parameters

      merge_id Type: Integer Title: Merge Field ID Read only: true An unchanging id for the merge field.
      tag Type: String Title: Merge Field Tag Read only: false The tag used in Mailchimp campaigns and for the /members endpoint.
      name Type: String Title: Merge Field Name Read only: false The name of the merge field.
      type Type: String Title: Merge Field Type Read only: true The type for the merge field.
      required Type: Boolean Title: Required Read only: false The boolean value if the merge field is required.
      default_value Type: String Title: Default Value Read only: false The default value for the merge field if null.
      public Type: Boolean Title: Merge Field Public Status Read only: false Whether the merge field is displayed on the signup form.
      display_order Type: Integer Title: Display Order Read only: false The order that the merge field displays on the list signup form.
      options Type: Object Title: Merge Field Options Read only: false Extra options for some merge field types.
      Show properties
      default_country Type: Integer Title: Default Country Read only: false In an address field, the default country code if none supplied.
      phone_format Type: String Title: Phone Type Read only: false In a phone field, the phone number type: US or International.
      date_format Type: String Title: Date Type Read only: false In a date or birthday field, the format of the date.
      choices Type: Array Title: Choices Read only: false In a radio or dropdown non-group field, the available options for members to pick from.
      size Type: Integer Title: Text Field Size Read only: true In a text field, the default length of the text field.
      help_text Type: String Title: Merge Field Help Text Read only: false Extra text to help the subscriber fill out the form.
      list_id Type: String Title: List ID Read only: true A string that identifies this merge field collections’ list.
      _links Type: Array Title: Links Read only: true A list of link types and descriptions for the API schema documents.
      Show properties
      rel Type: String Title: Rel Read only: true As with an HTML ‘rel’ attribute, this describes the type of link.
      href Type: String Title: Href Read only: true This property contains a fully-qualified URL that can be called to retrieve the linked resource or perform the linked action.
      method Type: String Title: Method Read only: true The HTTP method that should be used when accessing the URL defined in ‘href’.
      Possible Values:
      • GET
      • POST
      • PUT
      • PATCH
      • DELETE
      • OPTIONS
      • HEAD
      targetSchema Type: String Title: Target Schema Read only: true For GETs, this is a URL representing the schema that the response should conform to.
      schema Type: String Title: Schema Read only: true For HTTP methods that can receive bodies (POST and PUT), this is a URL representing the schema that the body should conform to.

      Example request

      
curl --request PATCH \
--url 'https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3' \
--user 'anystring:apikey' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '{"name":"FAVORITEHAT", "type":"text", "required":true}' \
--include

      Example response

      
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 990
Vary: Accept-Encoding
X-Request-Id: a6e06793-b2bd-4c37-b444-f8265bada66a
Link: <https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json>; rel="describedBy"
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:11:31 GMT
Connection: keep-alive


{
  "merge_id": 3,
  "tag": "MMERGE3",
  "name": "FAVORITEHAT",
  "type": "text",
  "required": true,
  "default_value": "",
  "public": false,
  "display_order": 6,
  "options": {
    "size": 25
  },
  "help_text": "",
  "list_id": "57afe96172",
  "_links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "parent",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields",
      "method": "GET",
      "targetSchema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Collection.json",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/CollectionLinks/Lists/MergeFields.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "update",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "PATCH",
      "schema": "https://api.mailchimp.com/schema/3.0/Lists/MergeFields/Instance.json"
    },
    {
      "rel": "delete",
      "href": "https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3",
      "method": "DELETE"
    }
  ]
}

      Error response

      type Type: String Title: Problem Type Read only: false An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
      title Type: String Title: Error Title Read only: false A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn’t change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
      status Type: Integer Title: HTTP Status Code Read only: false The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
      detail Type: String Title: Error Message Read only: false A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Learn more about errors.
      instance Type: String Title: Instance ID Read only: false A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.
    • DELETE /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id} Delete a merge field

      Delete a merge field

      DELETE /lists/{list_id}/merge-fields/{merge_id}

      Delete a specific merge field in a list.

      Path parameters

      list_id The unique id for the list.
      merge_id The id for the merge field.

      Example request

      
curl --request DELETE \
--url 'https://usX.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/57afe96172/merge-fields/3' \
--user 'anystring:apikey' \
--include

      Example response

      
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 2
X-Request-Id: fc47a558-5743-47bc-805c-aeee9e00162b
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:13:23 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

      Error response

      type Type: String Title: Problem Type Read only: false An absolute URI that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type.
      title Type: String Title: Error Title Read only: false A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It shouldn’t change based on the occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization.
      status Type: Integer Title: HTTP Status Code Read only: false The HTTP status code (RFC2616, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
      detail Type: String Title: Error Message Read only: false A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Learn more about errors.
      instance Type: String Title: Instance ID Read only: false A string that identifies this specific occurrence of the problem. Please provide this ID when contacting support.