nikmartin · August 29, 2015 14:26 · Aug 5, 2015 · Aug 5, 2015 · Aug 5, 2015
diff --git a/updateContacts.js b/updateContacts.js
@@ -56,24 +56,24 @@ function makeAPIRequest(id, callback) {
   requestOptions.url = baseUrl + '/contacts/v1/contact/vid/' + id + '/profile' + hapikey;
   request(requestOptions, function(error, response, body) {
     if (!error && response.statusCode === 204) {
-      return callback(true);
+      return callback(true); //success
     } else {
-      return callback(response.statusCode);
+      return callback(response.statusCode); //fail
     }
   });
 }
-var i = 0;
+var i = 0; //initialize list counter here
 
 function updateContact(id) {
-  if (i < contactList.length) {
+  if (i < contactList.length) { //do we still have contacts to update?
     makeAPIRequest(id, function(code) {
       if (code) {
         console.log('done: %s', id);
       } else {
         console.log('not done: %s', id)
       }
     });
-    i++;
+    i++; //increment list position
     setTimeout(function() {
       updateContact(contactList[i]);
     }, 1000 / RATE);

diff --git a/updateContacts.js b/updateContacts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/**
+hubspot API - how to update a list of contatcs using hubspot API and node.js
+
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Nik Martin
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
+var request = require('request');
+var baseUrl = 'https://api.hubapi.com';
+var hapikey = '?hapikey=YOUR HAPI KEY HERE';
+var RATE = 10; //hubspot APIs are limited to 10 requests/sec
+
+var contactList = [THIS IS AN ARRAY OF CONTACT IDS TO UPDATE, POSSBIBLY READ IN FROM A CSV OR JSON];
+
+//The list of contact properties to update
+var contactProps = {
+  properties: [{
+    "property": "lead_rating",
+    "value": "13"
+  }, {
+    "property": "contact_tag",
+    "value": "DUP"
+  }, {
+    "property": "lifecyclestage",
+    "value": ""
+  }, {
+    "property": "hs_lead_status",
+    "value": ""
+  }]
+};
+
+var requestOptions = {};
+requestOptions.method = "POST";
+requestOptions.json = true;
+requestOptions.body = contactProps;
+
+function makeAPIRequest(id, callback) {
+  requestOptions.url = baseUrl + '/contacts/v1/contact/vid/' + id + '/profile' + hapikey;
+  request(requestOptions, function(error, response, body) {
+    if (!error && response.statusCode === 204) {
+      return callback(true);
+    } else {
+      return callback(response.statusCode);
+    }
+  });
+}
+var i = 0;
+
+function updateContact(id) {
+  if (i < contactList.length) {
+    makeAPIRequest(id, function(code) {
+      if (code) {
+        console.log('done: %s', id);
+      } else {
+        console.log('not done: %s', id)
+      }
+    });
+    i++;
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      updateContact(contactList[i]);
+    }, 1000 / RATE);
+  }
+}
+
+//kick off the process
+updateContact(contactList[0]);