Helping Hand Questions for Marketing-Cloud-Developer

To implement a custom profile center using SOAP API, the relevant SOAP API methods are:

• Describe (B)- This method is used to retrieve metadata about objects, such as their fields and properties. It is useful for understanding the structure of the data you are working with.
• Update (C)- This method is used to update existing records in Marketing Cloud. It is essential for modifying subscriber data in the custom profile center.

References:

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud SOAP API Methods
• Custom Profile Center Implementation

To optimize the performance when retrieving a large number of rows from a Data Extension via the API:

• Use a SimpleFilterPart to retrieve small sets of relevant data (A)- This approach helps in fetching only the necessary data by applying filters, thus reducing the amount of data transferred and processed.
• Use the ContinueRequest feature (C)- This feature in the SOAP API allows for pagination of results, making it possible to handle large sets of data in manageable chunks.

References:

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud API
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud ContinueRequest

To add and verify From Addresses in Marketing Cloud, you can use the following routes:

• POST /messaging/v1/domainverification: This endpoint is used to verify a single domain.
• POST /messaging/v1/domainverification/bulk/insert: This endpoint is used to verify multiple domains in bulk.

Regarding the Marketing Cloud SOAP API, the following statements are true:

• Most SOAP calls can be synchronous or asynchronous (B)- This means that API calls can either wait for the operation to complete (synchronous) or proceed with other tasks while waiting for the response (asynchronous).
• Uses XML in request and response body (C)- The SOAP API utilizes XML for both requests and responses, providing a standardized format for data interchange.

References:

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud SOAP API Overview
• Salesforce SOAP API Developer Guide