Mandrill API brokenness

also_works_not.json

{
  "template_name": "verification",
  "template_content": null,
  "merge_vars": [
    {
      "vars": [
        {
          "name": "name",
          "content": "Test Me"
        },
        {
          "name": "link",
          "content": "http://this.com/is/a/link"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "key": "6jBS1qHLdImqL3GfaHxH-Q"
}


//response
{"html"=>"Hey *|name|*,\r\n\r\nThank you for signing up with our cool thing, your destination to all the cool things.\r\n\r\nPlease verify your e-mail by clicking on the following link, *|link|*"}

ruby_api_calls.rb

#call that works right now
m.templates.render 'verification',
                    nil,
                    [
                      {
                        :name => 'name',
                        :content => 'Test Me'
                      },
                      {
                        :name => 'link',
                        :content =>'http://this.com/is/a/link'
                      }
                    ]


#call that should work according to documentation, http://help.mandrill.com/entries/21678522-How-do-I-use-merge-tags-to-add-dynamic-content-
m.templates.render 'verification',
                    nil,
                    [
                      {
                        :rcpt => "test@user.ca",
                        :vars => [
                                    {
                                      :name => 'name',
                                      :content => 'Test Me'
                                    },
                                    {
                                      :name => 'link',
                                      :content =>'http://this.com/is/a/link'
                                    }
                                  ]
                        }
                      ]

template structure

Hey *|name|*,

Thank you for signing up with iFestivus, your destination to all the cool festivals.

Please verify your e-mail by clicking on the following link, *|link|*

works.json

{
  "template_name": "verification",
  "template_content": null,
  "merge_vars": [
    {
      "name": "name",
      "content": "Test Me"
    },
    {
      "name": "link",
      "content": "http://this.com/is/a/link"
    }
  ],
  "key": "6jBS1qHLdImqL3GfaHxH-Q"
}

//response, expected in all 3 cases
{"html"=>"Hey Test Me,\r\n\r\nThank you for signing up with our cool thing, your destination to all the cool things.\r\n\r\nPlease verify your e-mail by clicking on the following link, http://this.com/is/a/link"}

works_not.json

{
  "template_name": "verification",
  "template_content": null,
  "merge_vars": [
    {
      "rcpt": "test@user.ca",
      "vars": [
        {
          "name": "name",
          "content": "Test Me"
        },
        {
          "name": "link",
          "content": "http://this.com/is/a/link"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "key": "6jBS1qHLdImqL3GfaHxH-Q"
}

//response
{"html"=>"Hey *|name|*,\r\n\r\nThank you for signing up with our cool thing, your destination to all the cool things.\r\n\r\nPlease verify your e-mail by clicking on the following link, *|link|*"}