Title: API call includes list for multi-select or checkboxes, API expects array
Last modified: January 30, 2021

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# API call includes list for multi-select or checkboxes, API expects array

 *  Plugin Author [larssg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larssg/)
 * (@larssg)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-call-includes-list-for-multi-select-or-checkboxes-api-expects-array/)
 * The API call includes a list for multi-select or multi-check boxes like “A, B,
   C” but the API expects an array like [“A”,”B”,”C”].
    The result is that form 
   submissions with multiple selections fail.

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 *  Plugin Author [larssg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larssg/)
 * (@larssg)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-call-includes-list-for-multi-select-or-checkboxes-api-expects-array/#post-13980906)
 * Looks like the array is being converted to a list [here.](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-civicrm-integration/trunk/contact-form-7-civi.php#L51)
   Removing lines 52-54 fixes the issue, but I’m not sure if it might break something
   else. Not sure why this was there in the first place.
 *  Plugin Author [larssg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larssg/)
 * (@larssg)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-call-includes-list-for-multi-select-or-checkboxes-api-expects-array/#post-13981047)
 * Seems this definitely breaks other things. Looks like removing those lines causes
   the form submission to fail if no option is selected, i.e. if [“”] is sent. And
   with an array, you can’t compare to parameter values.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-call-includes-list-for-multi-select-or-checkboxes-api-expects-array/#post-13981047)
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