Bankruptcy Leads

The Bankruptcy Leads endpoint allow you as a Publisher to post Bankruptcy leads directly to Bright Horizons Media. Leads sent to the API use the POST method and require both credentials and your Publisher to be enabled for posting leads. Leads are posted in JSON format.

Method Endpoint Endpoint Type
Post https://api.brighthorizonsmedia.com/post/legal/bankruptcy/ JSON

POST PARAMETERS

To successfully post Bankruptcy leads, two arrays need to be passed to the JSON endpoint: the xauth[] array and the transaction[] array.

The xauth[] array contains your Publisher ID and the API key assigned by your Account Manager.

The transaction[] contains all the details about the lead (first name, last name, email, consumer IP, etc.).

xauth[] Parameters

Field Type Required? Description
affiliateid INT Yes Your Publisher Id (aka Affiliate Id) provided by your Account Manager
key STRING (36) Yes The API Key provided by your Account Manager.

transaction[] Parameters

Field Type Required Description
firstname STRING Yes First name as provided by the consumer
lastname STRING Yes Last name as provided by the consumer
phone STRING Yes Phone number as provided by the consumer. Can be passed in any format (see following examples) but must be a valid phone number with 10 digits. Examples: 3105551212, (310) 555-1212, 310-555-1212, 310.555.1212.
email STRING Yes Email address as provided by the consumer
address STRING Yes Street address as provided by the consumer
address2 STRING Optional Street address as provided by the consumer
city STRING Yes City as provided by the consumer. If not provided, we will map the city based on the zip code provided.
state CHAR (2) Yes The state abbreviation as provided by the consumer. If not provided, we will map the state based on the zip code provided.
zip STRING Yes The zip code as provided by the consumer. For US zip codes, make sure to include any leading zeros to ensure the zip code has a length of 5 characters.
finances ARRAY Yes The finances parameter is an array containing key => value pairs of data related to the consumer's finances. All fields are required.
pretaxincome (INTEGER) - the consumer's pre-taxable income
assetvalue (INTEGER) - the consumer's total asset value
unsecureddebtamountrange (EUNM) - must be one of values: <5000, 5000to9999, 10000to14999, 15000to24999, 25000to34999, 35000to50000, >50000
bankruptcy ARRAY Yes The bankruptcy parameter is an array containing key => value pairs of data related to the bankruptcy request. All fields are required.
ownrealestate (BOOLEAN) - whether the consumer owns real estate
currentlyrepresented (BOOLEAN) - whether the consumer is currently represented by an attorney or advocate
notes (STRING) - notes provided by the consumer about their situation
ip STRING Yes The IP address of the consumer when the form was submitted on your website (not your server IP address). Can be either IPV4 or IPv6.
source STRING Yes The fully qualified URL of the webpage where the lead was generated (excluding any query string parameters)
sub1 STRING Yes Additional field for tracking purposes
sub2 STRING Optional Additional field for tracking purposes
sub3 STRING Optional Additional field for tracking purposes
sub4 STRING Optional Additional field for tracking purposes
sub5 STRING Optional Additional field for tracking purposes
trustedformcertid STRING Optional The TrustedForm URL

REQUESTS & RESPONSES

SAMPLE REQUEST


POST /post/legal/bankruptcy/ HTTP/1.1
Host: https://api.brighthorizonsmedia.com
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 569

{
    "xauth":
    {
        "affiliateid": 123456,
        "key": "8526df83-yy6u-fg7k-3d4f-3d4b9m2z3bb9"
    },
    "transaction":
    {
        "firstname": "JJ",
        "lastname": "McClure",
        "phone": "7025551212",
        "email": "jjmcclure@example.com",
        "address": "123 Cannonball Lane",
        "address2": "Apt 3",
        "city": "Boulder City",
        "state": "NV",
        "zip": "89002",
        "finances":
        {
            "pretaxincome": "65000",
            "assetvalue": "50000",
            "unsecureddebtamountrange": "10000to14999"
        },
        "bankruptcy":
        {
            "ownrealestate": true,
            "currentlyrepresented": false,
            "notes": "lorem ipsum"
        },        
        "sub1": "your sub id",
        "sub2": "",
        "sub3": "",
        "sub4": "",
        "sub5": "",
        "ip": "192.168.168.1",
        "source": "yourdomain.com",
        "trustedformcertid": "https://cert.trustedform.com/ZZZWW8ba26XX85bXX16d3cb6c44cc30a7da48ba1"
    }
}

SAMPLE RESPONSE

When a Bankruptcy lead is posted to us, a JSON response will be returned containing useful information about whether the lead was accepted and any additional information we can provide. Below is an example of a successful response.

A response with sold = 1 (or "sold":1) means the lead was accepted by a buyer and is billable. Sold = 0 (or "sold":0) is NOT billable.

The "accepted" parameter is not to be used for determining whether a lead is billable.


{
    "validated": 1,
    "accepted": 1,
    "sold": 1,
    "disposition": ,
    "messages": [],
    "errors": [],    
    "transactionid": 123456789,
    "leadid": 123456789
}

FAILED RESPONSE

If the request failed, the response will include an errors object which may contain 1 or more messages/errors. This example will return an errors because the mortgage was not passed in containing the required key/value pairs. Reminder, we do not log or record leads in our system that could not be validated.


{
    "validated": 0,
    "accepted": 0,
    "sold": 0,
    "disposition": ,
    "messages": [
        "Bankruptcy Lead could not be validated"
    ],
    "errors":
    [
        [
            "Own Real Estate (required): must be true or false",
            "Unsecured Debt Amount Range (required): can not be empty and must be one of allowed values"
        ]
    ]
}