---
title: "Create a test lead"
method: POST
path: "/v1/ads/lead-forms/{formId}/test-leads"
tags: ["Lead Gen"]
---

# Create a test lead

`POST /v1/ads/lead-forms/{formId}/test-leads`

Submits a test lead against the form (POST /{form-id}/test_leads) to exercise retrieval without waiting for real ad impressions. Meta allows one test lead per form at a time.

## Path parameters

- `formId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `accountId` string, required
  - `fieldData` object[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `values` string[], required

## Response `200`

Test lead created.

- object
  - `status` string
  - `testLead` object
    - `id` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2026-09-16** `3e6ddf2a99ea` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-09-15** `0dba7d004d75` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `400` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/ads/lead-forms/:formId/test-leads/post.md)

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