---
title: "Bulk create subscribers"
method: POST
path: "/v1/subscribers/bulk"
tags: ["Subscribers"]
---

# Bulk create subscribers

`POST /v1/subscribers/bulk`

Using this endpoint multiple subscribers can be created at once. The bulk API is limited to 500 subscribers per request.

## Request body

- BulkSubscriberCreateDto
  - `subscribers` CreateSubscriberRequestDto[], required — An array of subscribers to be created in bulk.
    - `firstName` string, nullable — First name of the subscriber
    - `lastName` string, nullable — Last name of the subscriber
    - `email` string, nullable — Email address of the subscriber
    - `phone` string, nullable — Phone number of the subscriber
    - `avatar` string, nullable — Avatar URL or identifier
    - `locale` string, nullable — Locale of the subscriber
    - `timezone` string, nullable — Timezone of the subscriber
    - `data` object, nullable — Additional custom data associated with the subscriber
    - `subscriberId` string, required — Unique identifier of the subscriber

## Response `201`

Created

- BulkCreateSubscriberResponseDto
  - `updated` UpdatedSubscriberDto[], required — An array of subscribers that were successfully updated.
    - `subscriberId` string, required — The ID of the subscriber that was updated.
  - `created` CreatedSubscriberDto[], required — An array of subscribers that were successfully created.
    - `subscriberId` string, required — The ID of the subscriber that was created.
  - `failed` FailedOperationDto[], required — An array of failed operations with error messages and optional subscriber IDs.
    - `message` string — The error message associated with the failed operation.
    - `subscriberId` string — The subscriber ID associated with the failed operation. This field is optional.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Payload Too Large
- `414` — URI Too Long
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — The client has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance, which will likely be alleviated after some delay.

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