---
title: "Create a cold-email sequence (draft - sends nothing until leads are enrolled)"
method: POST
path: "/sequences"
tags: ["Leads"]
---

# Create a cold-email sequence (draft - sends nothing until leads are enrolled)

`POST /sequences`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1/sequences`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `icpDescription` string, required
  - `steps` object[], required
    - `delayDays` integer, required
    - `subject` string, required
    - `body` string, required
  - `tone` string
  - `valueProps` string[]

## Response `201`

Success envelope.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `icpDescription` string, required
    - `status` 'draft' | 'active' | 'paused' | 'archived', required
    - `stepCount` integer, required
    - `tone` string, nullable, required
    - `valueProps` string[], required
    - `totalLeads` integer, required
    - `totalSent` integer, required
    - `totalReplied` integer, required
    - `totalBooked` integer, required
    - `createdAt` number, required
    - `steps` object[], required
      - `stepNumber` integer, required
      - `delayDays` integer, required
      - `subject` string, required
      - `body` string, required
  - `hint` string: One-sentence orientation for agents.
  - `next_action` string: The literal next call an agent would chain.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error envelope — machine-readable `code` plus a docs link.

---

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