---
title: "Create a lead list"
method: POST
path: "/v1/lists"
tags: ["Lists"]
---

# Create a lead list

`POST /v1/lists`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.automatedclientacquisition.com`
- URL: `https://api.automatedclientacquisition.com/v1/lists`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates an empty lead list. This is the first step of the standard flow:
create a list, add contacts to it, then enroll it into a sequence.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `source_type` 'manual' | 'csv' | 'linkedin_search' | 'event' | 'post_reactors' | 'smart' | 'apify_leads_finder' | 'pool_export' | 'pool_search' | 'signal' | 'discovery_pack': How the list was assembled. Leave as `manual` for lists you populate yourself.

## Response `201`

List created.

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` LeadList
    - `id` string, uuid
    - `name` string
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `source_type` string
    - `status` 'active' | 'archived'
    - `lead_count` integer: Cached member count, restated after every bulk membership change.
    - `is_smart` boolean, nullable
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Malformed or invalid body. Do not retry — it will fail identically.
- `401`: Missing, invalid or revoked token.

---

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