# Create a new contact list.

POST https://host.com/v1/contact_lists
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.meetgail.com/api-reference/api-reference/contact-lists/create

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Create a new contact list.
  version: endpoint_contactLists.create
paths:
  /v1/contact_lists:
    post:
      operationId: create
      summary: Create a new contact list.
      tags:
        - - subpackage_contactLists
      parameters:
        - name: X-API-Key
          in: header
          description: Header authentication of the form `undefined <token>`
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetContactListResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content: {}
      requestBody:
        description: The contact list details.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactListRequest'
components:
  schemas:
    ContactListRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
      required:
        - name
        - description
    ContactListStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: active
        - value: archived
        - value: deleting
    GetContactListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactListStatus'
        contactCount:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
      required:
        - name
        - description
        - status

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://host.com/v1/contact_lists"

payload = {
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string"
}
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://host.com/v1/contact_lists';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"string","description":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://host.com/v1/contact_lists"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://host.com/v1/contact_lists")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://host.com/v1/contact_lists")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://host.com/v1/contact_lists', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-API-Key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://host.com/v1/contact_lists");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://host.com/v1/contact_lists")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```