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POST
/
leads
/
start
/
{leadId}
Resume Paused Lead
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lemlist.com/api/leads/start/{leadId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>'
[
  {
    "firstName": "Bastien",
    "lastName": "Velitchkine",
    "companyName": "Bastien VELITCHKINE EI",
    "jobTitle": "Growth Engineer",
    "companyDomain": "bvelitchkine.com",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "preferredContactMethod": "email",
    "industry": "Technology",
    "Company name": "Bastien Velitchkine",
    "_id": "lea_mizMsAEkRrJuhouYe",
    "isPaused": false,
    "campaignId": "cam_9NsHPnykWESTncCW8",
    "contactId": "ctc_Rofmb6uNGyaPNZ2ni",
    "emailStatus": "deliverable"
  }
]
This endpoint uses the Lead object. Make sure to also check the Contact object to understand the distinction between the two.
Use the campaignId query parameter to start the lead in a specific campaign only.

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.

Path Parameters

leadId
string
required

The unique identifier of the lead

Response

Success

firstName
string
lastName
string
companyName
string
jobTitle
string
companyDomain
string
email
string<email>
preferredContactMethod
string
industry
string
Company name
string
_id
string
isPaused
boolean
campaignId
string
contactId
string
emailStatus
string
{key}
string