gform_after_submission Post to Third Party API

Question

I am trying to use the gform_after_submission hook in the functions.php file of my client's WordPress website to send this string of information to a third party API (this url was provided by the third-party client and I need to match it with every registration): https://thirdpartywebsite.com/api_addNewProfile.php?gid=yourGroupID&fn=John&mi=E&ln=Doe&un=[e-mail]&p=testpw&g=Male

This is what I set up on my functions.php file:

add_action('gform_after_submission', 'post_to_third_party', 10, 2);
function post_to_third_party($entry, $form) {

    $post_url = 'https://thirdpartywebsite.com/api_addNewProfile.php';
    $body = array(
        'gid' => "yourGroupID",
        'fn' => $entry['1.3'],
        'mi' => "",
        'ln' => $entry['1.6'],
        'un' => $entry['2'],
        'p' => "test",
        'g' => $entry['3']
    );

    $request = new WP_Http();
    $response = $request->post($post_url, array('body' => $body));
}

I'm using the GF User Registration addon so when a new member registers on my client's website they set their username and password to login to their profile page, and they should be able to login to the third-party online application with the exact same username and password that they set up through the registration form.

For reference:

• fn = first name
• mi = middle initial (I just want to pass a blank space for middle initials for now)
• ln = last name
• un = username
• p = password (set to "test" for the moment)
• g = gender

When I fill in the full url with the relevant user information everything works without any issues and I can login to the online application. I have been unable to get my Gravity Forms registration form to post the array correctly.

If you all could point me down the right path I would greatly appreciate it.

Answer 1

Your code sample shows you are using a POST http method instead of a GET method. I'd suggest you build the URL as you show in your example, and just do a WP_Http request with the fully built url. Or, you could try a $request->get first and see if that works.