Inserting a New Prospect into Pardot using Salesforce Apex | DewWow's Salesforce Solutions

In this tutorial, our expert from DewWow walks you through the steps to insert a new prospect into Pardot from Salesforce using Apex. We dive deep into the Pardot API, highlighting key points in the documentation, and offering hands-on coding examples. Don't miss out on these valuable insights to optimize your Salesforce operations.

Timestamps:
00:18 - Introducing the Sample Code
00:22 - Importance of Pardot API Documentation
00:26 - Navigating Pardot's API Site
00:36 - Using the Prospects Object in Pardot
00:48 - Pardot's Example for Creating a Prospect
01:00 - Importance of the Business Unit in API Header
01:06 - Passing the Prospect in JSON Format
01:15 - Generating JSON in Apex
01:27 - Quick Tip: Using a Map of Strings in Apex
01:51 - Key Points: API Endpoint & POST Method
02:00 - Demonstrating the API Call in Action
02:10 - Viewing the Created Prospect's ID in Salesforce
02:16 - Wrapping up and Offering Code Snippet in Description

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Documentation:
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/pardot/guide/prospect-v5.html

Source Code:
HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest(); req.setEndpoint('callout:DewWow_Named_Credential/api/v5/objects/prospects?fields=id,email,firstName,lastName');
req.setMethod('POST');
req.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
req.setHeader('Pardot-Business-Unit-Id', '0UvHo000000005LKAQ');

// Create map of string string for the json payload
Map String, String jsonMap = new Map String, String();
jsonMap.put('email', 'a@sample.com');
jsonMap.put('firstName', 'Test');
jsonMap.put('lastName', 'User');
String jsonStr = JSON.serialize(jsonMap);
req.setBody(jsonStr);

// send the request
Http http = new Http();
HTTPResponse res = http.send(req);

// debug response code
System.debug('status: '+ res.getStatusCode());
System.debug(res.getBody());