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marketo_get_lead_by_email

Retrieve lead information from Marketo using an email address to access contact details and specified fields for marketing automation workflows.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
emailYes
fieldsNo

Implementation Reference

  • src/index.ts:416-445 (registration)
    Registration of the 'marketo_get_lead_by_email' tool using server.tool(). Includes Zod input schema (email required, fields optional) and inline async handler that performs a GET request to Marketo's lead lookup endpoint, returning JSON response or error text.
    server.tool(
      'marketo_get_lead_by_email',
      {
        email: z.string().email(),
        fields: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
      },
      async ({ email, fields }) => {
        try {
          const params = new URLSearchParams();
          if (fields) {
            params.append('fields', fields.join(','));
          }
    
          const response = await makeApiRequest(
            `/rest/v1/lead/${email}.json${params.toString() ? `?${params.toString()}` : ''}`,
            'GET'
          );
    
          return {
            content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(response, null, 2) }],
          };
        } catch (error: any) {
          return {
            content: [
              { type: 'text', text: `Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}` },
            ],
          };
        }
      }
    );
  • Utility function makeApiRequest that performs authenticated API calls to Marketo endpoints using axios and bearer token from TokenManager. Called by the tool handler.
    async function makeApiRequest(
      endpoint: string,
      method: string,
      data?: any,
      contentType: string = 'application/json'
    ) {
      const token = await tokenManager.getToken();
      const headers: any = {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
      };
    
      if (contentType) {
        headers['Content-Type'] = contentType;
      }
    
      try {
        const response = await axios({
          url: `${MARKETO_BASE_URL}${endpoint}`,
          method: method,
          data:
            contentType === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
              ? new URLSearchParams(data).toString()
              : data,
          headers,
        });
        return response.data;
      } catch (error: any) {
        console.error('API request failed:', error.response?.data || error.message);
        throw error;
      }
    }
  • TokenManager class handles OAuth2 client credentials flow to obtain and cache access tokens for Marketo API authentication. Used indirectly by the tool via makeApiRequest.
    class TokenManager {
      private clientId: string;
      private clientSecret: string;
      private accessToken: string | null = null;
      private tokenExpiry: number = 0;
    
      constructor(clientId: string, clientSecret: string) {
        this.clientId = clientId;
        this.clientSecret = clientSecret;
      }
    
      async getToken(): Promise<string> {
        // Check if we have a valid token
        if (this.accessToken && Date.now() < this.tokenExpiry) {
          return this.accessToken;
        }
    
        try {
          // Extract the identity URL from the base URL
          // Convert from https://instance.mktorest.com/rest to https://instance.mktorest.com/identity
          const identityUrl = MARKETO_BASE_URL.replace('/rest', '/identity');
    
          const response = await axios.get(`${identityUrl}/oauth/token`, {
            params: {
              grant_type: 'client_credentials',
              client_id: this.clientId,
              client_secret: this.clientSecret,
            },
          });
    
          const data = response.data as TokenResponse;
          this.accessToken = data.access_token;
          // Set expiry to slightly before the actual expiry to ensure we don't use an expired token
          this.tokenExpiry = Date.now() + (data.expires_in - 60) * 1000;
    
          return this.accessToken;
        } catch (error: any) {
          console.error('Failed to get Marketo access token:', error.response?.data || error.message);
          throw new Error('Failed to authenticate with Marketo');
        }
      }
    }
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