Background Job

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Account

An email account that can be used to send campaigns

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Campaign

A campaign that can be sent to a list of recipients

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Email

A campaign email, a reply, a manually sent email, or any other email that's visible in the Unibox

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Email Verification

A single email verification

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Lead List

A list used to store leads

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Inbox Placement Test

An inbox placement test

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Inbox Placement Analytics

Analytics data for individual emails in inbox placement tests

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Inbox Placement Blacklist & SpamAssassin Report

Report data for an inbox placement test

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API Key

API Key

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Account Campaign Mapping

Account Campaign Mapping

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Lead

A lead entity representing an individual lead

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Background Job

A background job that can be used to perform long-running tasks

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Background Job

A background job that can be used to perform long-running tasks

idstringread-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the background job

Example: "675266e304a8e55b17f0228b"
workspace_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Workspace ID

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8c9d976f53"
typestringrequired

Type of background job

Enum ValueDescription
move-leads

Move Leads

import-leads

Import Leads

export-leads

Export Leads

update-warmup-accounts

Update Warmup Accounts

rename-variable

Rename Variable

Example: "move-leads"
progressnumber[ 0 .. 100 ]required

Progress of the job as a percentage (from 0 to 100)

Example: 0
statusstringrequired

Job status

Enum ValueDescription
pending

The background job is waiting in the queue to be processed

in-progress

The background job is being processed

success

The background job has been successfully processed

failed

The background job has failed

Example: "pending"
created_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was created

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
updated_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was last updated

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
user_idnull or string(uuid)read-only

The id of the user that triggered the action that created the job

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8d661100ea"
entity_idnull or string(uuid)

The id of the entity that the job is related to

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8e4e4716f7"
entity_typestring

Type of entity

Enum ValueDescription
list

The entity is a lead list

campaign

The entity is a campaign

workspace

The entity is a workspace

Example: "list"
dataobject

Data about the job, used to store any additional information we need to process the job

{
  "id": "675266e304a8e55b17f0228b",
  "workspace_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8c9d976f53",
  "user_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8d661100ea",
  "type": "move-leads",
  "entity_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8e4e4716f7",
  "entity_type": "list",
  "data": {},
  "progress": 0,
  "status": "pending",
  "created_at": "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
}

List background job

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: background-jobs:read, background-jobs:all, all:read, all:all

Query
limitinteger[ 1 .. 100 ]

The number of items to return

Example: limit=10
starting_afterstring
Example: starting_after=507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
idsstring

The ID of the job. Multiple IDs can be provided as a comma-separated list

Example: ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4
included_idsstring

The ID of the job to be included in the response. Multiple IDs can be provided as a comma-separated list

Example: included_ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4
excluded_idsstring

The ID of the job to be excluded from the response. Multiple IDs can be provided as a comma-separated list

Example: excluded_ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4
typestring

The type of the job

Enum"move-leads""import-leads""export-leads""update-warmup-accounts""rename-variable"
Example: type=move-leads
entity_typestring

The type of the entity

Enum"list""campaign""workspace"
Example: entity_type=list
entity_idstring

The ID of the entity. Multiple IDs can be provided as a comma-separated list

Example: entity_id=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4
statusstring

The status of the job. Multiple statuses can be provided as a comma-separated list. Valid statuses are: pending, in-progress, success, failed

Example: status=pending,in-progress
sort_columnstring

The column to sort the results by

Enum ValueDescription
created_at

Created at

updated_at

Updated at

Example: sort_column=created_at
sort_orderstring

The order to sort the results by

Enum ValueDescription
asc

Ascending

desc

Descending

Example: sort_order=desc
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/background-jobs?entity_id=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4&entity_type=list&excluded_ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4&ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4&included_ids=676f3caadedbfe9abea3bab4&limit=10&sort_column=created_at&sort_order=desc&starting_after=507f1f77bcf86cd799439011&status=pending%2Cin-progress&type=move-leads' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>'

Responses

The list of Background Job

Bodyapplication/json
itemsArray of objects(Background Job)required

The list of Background Job

items[].​idstringread-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the background job

Example: "675266e304a8e55b17f0228b"
items[].​workspace_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Workspace ID

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8c9d976f53"
items[].​typestringrequired

Type of background job

Enum ValueDescription
move-leads

Move Leads

import-leads

Import Leads

export-leads

Export Leads

update-warmup-accounts

Update Warmup Accounts

rename-variable

Rename Variable

Example: "move-leads"
items[].​progressnumber[ 0 .. 100 ]required

Progress of the job as a percentage (from 0 to 100)

Example: 0
items[].​statusstringrequired

Job status

Enum ValueDescription
pending

The background job is waiting in the queue to be processed

in-progress

The background job is being processed

success

The background job has been successfully processed

failed

The background job has failed

Example: "pending"
items[].​created_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was created

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
items[].​updated_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was last updated

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
items[].​user_idnull or string(uuid)read-only

The id of the user that triggered the action that created the job

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8d661100ea"
items[].​entity_idnull or string(uuid)

The id of the entity that the job is related to

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8e4e4716f7"
items[].​entity_typestring

Type of entity

Enum ValueDescription
list

The entity is a lead list

campaign

The entity is a campaign

workspace

The entity is a workspace

Example: "list"
items[].​dataobject

Data about the job, used to store any additional information we need to process the job

next_starting_afterstring

The filter for getting the next items after this one, this could either be a UUID, a timestamp, on an email depending on the specific API

Example: "019981cb-fb86-7d55-8835-2c91c3c60ed3"
Response
application/json
{
  "items": [
    { … }
  ],
  "next_starting_after": "019981cb-fb86-7d55-8835-2c91c3c60ed3"
}

Get background job

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: background-jobs:read, background-jobs:all, all:read, all:all

Path
idstringrequired

The ID of the requested item

Example: 68d573b5cdf70aa75739c5e7
Query
data_fieldsstring

Comma-separated list of fields to include from the data object (e.g., "success_count,failed_count").

Example: data_fields=success_count,failed_count,total_to_process
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/background-jobs/68d573b5cdf70aa75739c5e7?data_fields=success_count%2Cfailed_count%2Ctotal_to_process' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>'

Responses

The requested Background Job

Bodyapplication/json
idstringread-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the background job

Example: "675266e304a8e55b17f0228b"
workspace_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Workspace ID

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8c9d976f53"
typestringrequired

Type of background job

Enum ValueDescription
move-leads

Move Leads

import-leads

Import Leads

export-leads

Export Leads

update-warmup-accounts

Update Warmup Accounts

rename-variable

Rename Variable

Example: "move-leads"
progressnumber[ 0 .. 100 ]required

Progress of the job as a percentage (from 0 to 100)

Example: 0
statusstringrequired

Job status

Enum ValueDescription
pending

The background job is waiting in the queue to be processed

in-progress

The background job is being processed

success

The background job has been successfully processed

failed

The background job has failed

Example: "pending"
created_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was created

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
updated_atstringrequired

Timestamp when the job was last updated

Example: "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
user_idnull or string(uuid)read-only

The id of the user that triggered the action that created the job

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8d661100ea"
entity_idnull or string(uuid)

The id of the entity that the job is related to

Example: "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8e4e4716f7"
entity_typestring

Type of entity

Enum ValueDescription
list

The entity is a lead list

campaign

The entity is a campaign

workspace

The entity is a workspace

Example: "list"
dataobject

Data about the job, used to store any additional information we need to process the job

Response
application/json
{
  "id": "675266e304a8e55b17f0228b",
  "workspace_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8c9d976f53",
  "user_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8d661100ea",
  "type": "move-leads",
  "entity_id": "019981cb-e5c4-7736-87ba-4f8e4e4716f7",
  "entity_type": "list",
  "data": {},
  "progress": 0,
  "status": "pending",
  "created_at": "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-09-25T16:54:07.556Z"
}

Custom Tag

A custom tag for organizing and categorizing accounts and campaigns. You can use them as filters in apis that list accounts and campaigns.

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Block List Entry

A blocked email or domain

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Lead Label

A custom label for categorizing and managing leads

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Workspace

A workspace entity representing a workspace

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SuperSearch Enrichment

An enrichment can take different forms, such as email enrichment or LinkedIn enrichment. Leads may be imported from SuperSearch using the dedicated endpoint, or enriched directly within a list or campaign by attaching an enrichment to it.

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Workspace Group Member

A member of a workspace group. You can use the endpoints within this entity to manage the members of a workspace group.

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Workspace Member

A member of a workspace with associated user details

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Campaign Subsequence

A subsequence entity representing a follow-up sequence

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Audit Log

Audit log records for tracking system activities

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Webhook

A webhook subscription for receiving event notifications

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Webhook Event

A webhook event that was sent or attempted to be sent

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DFY Email Account Order

A Done-For-You email account order

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