## Create Mailing List

**post** `/print-mail/v1/mailing_lists`

Create a new mailing list.

### Header Parameters

- `"idempotency-key": optional string`

### Body Parameters

- `description: optional string`

  An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

- `metadata: optional map[unknown]`

  See the section on Metadata.

### Returns

- `MailingList object { id, createdAt, live, 5 more }`

  Represents a mailing list.

  - `id: string`

    A unique ID prefixed with mailing_list_

  - `createdAt: string`

    The UTC time at which this resource was created.

  - `live: boolean`

    `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.

  - `status: "creating_contacts" or "removing_contacts" or "counting_recipient_country_codes" or "completed"`

    Status of the mailing list processing.

    - `"creating_contacts"`

    - `"removing_contacts"`

    - `"counting_recipient_country_codes"`

    - `"completed"`

  - `updatedAt: string`

    The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

  - `description: optional string`

    An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

  - `errors: optional array of object { message, type }`

    A list of processing errors encountered, if any.

    - `message: string`

      A human-readable message describing the error.

    - `type: "mailing_list_imports_not_found_error" or "download_file_error" or "operational_error" or "internal_service_error"`

      Type of error encountered during mailing list processing.

      - `"mailing_list_imports_not_found_error"`

      - `"download_file_error"`

      - `"operational_error"`

      - `"internal_service_error"`

  - `metadata: optional map[unknown]`

    See the section on Metadata.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.postgrid.com/print-mail/v1/mailing_lists \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-API-Key: $POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY" \
    -d '{}'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "mailing_list_123",
  "live": false,
  "description": "Test Mailing List",
  "metadata": {
    "campaign": "launch"
  },
  "createdAt": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z",
  "status": "completed",
  "errors": []
}
```