PressRelease.Add

Adds a press release to the database.

HTTP Operation

HTTP POST

URL

https://www.mblast.com/api/rest/v.01/pressrelease.add.aspx

Parameters

See the documentation for creating REST queries.

ParameterData typeDescription
apiapi (required)mBLAST API assigned to developer.
titlestring (required)The title of the press release.
secondarytitlestringThe secondary title of the press release.
summarystring (required)An abstract or summary of the press release.
releasetextstring (required)The text of the press release.
locationstringThe city, state or province, and country from which the press release was issued. For example "San Jose, California" or "Paris, France"
linkstring (required)The url for the web page where the press release is published.
distributorstringThe distributor (or wire service) of the press release.
company1companyIDThe company ID of the first company associated with the press release.
company1descstringThe description of the first company associated with the press release.
company2companyIDThe company ID of the second company associated with the press release.
company2descstringThe description of the second company associated with the press release.
company3companyIDThe company ID of the third company associated with the press release.
company3descstringThe description of the third company associated with the press release.
keywordsstringKeywords associated with the company, separated by commas.

Response Elements

Response are returned in an XML document.

FieldDescription
responseContains the query response.
pressreleaseContains the individual press release information.
recordIDThe recordID assigned to the press release.
titleThe title of the press release.
secondarytitleThe secondary title of the press release.
summaryAn abstract or summary of the press release.
releasetextThe text of the press release.
locationThe city, state or province, and country from which the press release was issued. For example "San Jose, California" or "Paris, France"
linkThe url for the web page where the press release is published.
distributorThe distributor (or wire service) of the press release.
company1The company ID of the first company associated with the press release.
company1descThe description of the first company associated with the press release.
company2The company ID of the second company associated with the press release.
company2descThe description of the second company associated with the press release.
company3The company ID of the third company associated with the press release.
company3descThe description of the third company associated with the press release.
keywordsKeywords associated with the company, separated by commas.

Example response

The following is an example of the response returned by the PressRelease.Add method.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <pressrelease>
    <recordID>12345</recordID>
    <title>
      Terawave Signs Joint Marketing Agreement With SAIC 
    </title>
    <summary>
      Terawave Communications, Inc. announced that it 
      has signed a Joint Marketing Agreement with 
      Science Applications International Corporation. 
    </summary>
    <releasetext>
      <p>Terawave Communications, Inc. today 
      announced that it has signed a Joint Marketing 
      Agreement with Science Applications International 
      Corporation (SAIC), that provides information 
      technology (IT), systems integration and 
      eSolutions to commercial and government 
      customers.</p> 
      <p>Under the terms of the agreement, 
      Terawave can offer its evolutionary products and 
      cost effective access solutions with SAIC's 
      expertise in energy, telecommunications, 
      healthcare and the federal marketplace to enhance 
      Terawave's ability to reach and serve customers in 
      those markets.</p> 
      <p>"We are pleased to sign a joint marketing 
      agreement with SAIC, and I am confident that our 
      customers can derive substantial benefit from the 
      experiences, skills, and methodologies that we can 
      now jointly offer," said Don Stalter, chief 
      operating officer of Terawave.</p> 
    </releasetext>
    <location>Hayward, California</location>
    <link>http://www.businesswire.com/231915327</link>
    <distributor>BusinessWire</distributor>
    <company1>12345</company1>
    <company1desc>
      Terawave Communications, Inc. is a leading 
      manufacturer of multi-service optical access 
      solutions. 
    </company1desc>
  </pressrelease>
</response>

Errors

Press Release.Add returns the standard errors. There are no errors specific to this method.