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METHOD_MoveContact

This method sends a request to 
BEMS
 to move a contact from one group to another group.
The following table describes the parameters that you can include in this method.
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
contactId
String
√
This parameter specifies the contact ID of the contact to move between groups. 
fromGroupId
String
√
This parameter specifies the group ID that the contact exists in.
toGroupId
String
√
This parameter specifies the group ID of the group that the contact is moving to.
dependencies
String
—
This parameter specifies the other methods that this method is dependent on. It specifies the comma delimited dependent request ids.
reconnect
String
—
This parameter specifies that the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app re-establish the existing session. For example, if 
BlackBerry Connect
 goes to the background, when it comes to the foreground the same session is continued. 

BEMS
 response and notification

The following table describes the parameters that 
BEMS
 returns and the notification that is sent to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app when a contact is moved between groups.
Parameter
Type
Description
state
String
This parameter specifies the state of the request to 
BEMS
 (for example, Processing or Complete). 
method
String
This parameter specifies the method invocation name (for example, MoveContact).
message
String
This parameter specifies the message that is sent to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app. 

Example code 

The following example sends a request to 
BEMS
 to move a contact to a different group in the contacts list.
{
 "method":"MoveContact",
 "params":
   {
     "contactIds":"user1@example.com",
     "fromGrouId":"2",
     "toGroupId":"1"
   },
 "id":"c58",
 "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}
If the request is successful, 
BEMS
 sends the following response to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app and processes the request.
{
  "id":"c58",
  "error":null,
  "result":
   {
     "data":
     {
       "method":"MoveContact",
       "state":"PROCESSING"
     }
   },
 "jsonrpc":"2.0",
 "background": false
}
If there are no errors, 
BEMS
 sends the following notification to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app and the contact is moved to the specified  group.
{
  "id":"c58",
  "sequence":1018547700000027,
  "result":
   {
     "data":
     {
       "method":"MoveContact",
       "state":"COMPLETE"
     }
   },
 "jsonrpc":"2.0",
}