---
title: "Create a lead-gen campaign"
method: POST
path: "/contacts/campaigns"
tags: ["contacts"]
---

# Create a lead-gen campaign

`POST /contacts/campaigns`

Create a campaign with optional agent context (markdown brief)..

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — Human-readable campaign name. Use a clear, descriptive title. Do NOT use slugs or technical IDs.
  - `description` string — Optional campaign description
  - `draftMode` 'review' | 'autopilot' — Retained for compatibility only. Under the current model EVERY campaign drafts its outreach for the user to approve before anything is sent, regardless of this value — you normally do not set it.
  - `language` string — ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. 'fr', 'en'). Overrides ASCII heuristic for AI task language.
  - `autopilot` boolean — Opt in to LLM-backed agent tasks (qualification, drafting, outreach, connection-sending) on this campaign. For CHAT / interactive campaigns → ALWAYS pass `autopilot: true` so those agent tasks actually run. Omit or pass `false` ONLY when the caller is an API integration handling dispatch itself (deterministic action-only mode).
  - `force` boolean — Bypass the duplicate-name guard. Normally the endpoint returns 409 with a `suggested` existing campaign when `name` is within Levenshtein 2 of one. Pass `force: true` after the agent has surfaced the suggestion to the user and they explicitly confirmed they want a second campaign with a similar name. Default: false.

## Response `201`

Campaign created

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `campaign` object, required
    - `id` string, required — Campaign unique ID (nanoid). Use this as campaignSlug in API calls.
    - `name` string, required — Human-readable campaign name.
    - `slug` string, nullable — URL-safe slug auto-generated from name.
    - `description` string, nullable, required — Optional user-facing campaign description.
    - `type` string, required — Campaign type (e.g. 'outreach', 'engagement', 'inbox').
    - `status` string, required — Campaign status: running, paused, offline, broken, or completed.
    - `totalContacts` integer, required — Total contacts added to this campaign across all lifecycle stages.
    - `scheduledStartTime` string, nullable — Daily start time (HH:MM)
    - `scheduledStopTime` string, nullable — Daily stop time (HH:MM)
    - `timezone` string, nullable — IANA timezone
    - `runDays` string[], nullable — Days to run (e.g. ['monday','tuesday'])
    - `dailyActionLimit` integer, nullable — Max actions per day
    - `startedAt` string, nullable — When campaign was first started
    - `completedAt` string, nullable — When campaign was completed
    - `draftMode` 'review' | 'autopilot' — Retained field. Under the current model all agent outreach is drafted for approval before sending, regardless of this value.
    - `autopilot` boolean — Whether LLM-backed agent tasks are allowed on this campaign. When false, only deterministic work runs.
    - `stageCounts` object
      - `contact` integer, required
      - `lead` integer, required
      - `qualified` integer, required
      - `rejected` integer, required
    - `createdAt` string, required
    - `updatedAt` string, required
  - `creditsUsed` integer, required — Credits consumed by this call (always 0 for contacts queries).
  - `retryAfter` integer, required — Seconds to wait before next call of the same type (always 0 for contacts queries).

## Other responses

- `400` — The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error.
- `401` — Although HTTP specifies "unauthorized", this response means "unauthenticated". Authenticate to continue. NOTE: 401 is also returned with code "linkedin_not_connected" when the caller IS authenticated but has no connected LinkedIn account — connect LinkedIn (not re-authenticate) to continue.
- `403` — The client does not have access rights to the content.
- `404` — The server cannot find the requested resource.
- `409` — The request conflicts with the current state of the server.
- `410` — The requested content has been permanently deleted from the server.
- `422` — The request was well-formed but was unable to be followed due to semantic errors.
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded. Read error.retryAfter for the wait time in seconds.
- `500` — The server encountered a situation it does not know how to handle.
- `502` — LinkedIn returned a server error or the proxy connection failed. Retry after a few seconds.
- `503` — Proxy capacity temporarily exceeded. Retry after a few seconds.

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