Block List Entry

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This entity represents a tag being assigned to a specific campaign or email account. When an email account is assigned a tag, a new custom tag mapping entry is created, which connects the tag (tag_id field) with the email account (resource_id field). You can use it to see which tag si connected to which resource.

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Block List Entry

A blocked email or domain

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Block List Entry

A blocked email or domain

idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
{
  "id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152",
  "timestamp_created": "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z",
  "organization_id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd",
  "bl_value": "example.com",
  "is_domain": true
}

Create block list entry

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: block_list_entries:create, block_list_entries:all, all:create, all:all

Bodyapplication/jsonrequired

The Block List Entry to create

bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/block-lists-entries \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "bl_value": "example.com"
  }'

Responses

The Block List Entry

Bodyapplication/json
idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152",
  "timestamp_created": "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z",
  "organization_id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd",
  "bl_value": "example.com",
  "is_domain": true
}

List block list entry

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: block_list_entries:read, block_list_entries:all, all:read, all:all

Query
limitinteger[ 1 .. 100 ]

The number of items to return

Example: limit=10
starting_afterstring

The ID of the last item in the previous page - used for pagination. You can use the value of the next_starting_after field from the previous response.

Example: starting_after=01956fbd-0eb1-72db-a565-82977a586084
domains_onlyboolean

Filter by domain

Example: domains_only=true
searchstring

Search by value

Example: search=example.com
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/block-lists-entries?domains_only=true&limit=10&search=example.com&starting_after=01956fbd-0eb1-72db-a565-82977a586084' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>'

Responses

The list of Block List Entry

Bodyapplication/json
itemsArray of objects(Block List Entry)required

The list of Block List Entry

items[].​idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
items[].​timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
items[].​organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
items[].​bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
items[].​is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
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: "019ba402-4a21-757f-a041-94510d3ed203"
Response
application/json
{
  "items": [
    { … }
  ],
  "next_starting_after": "019ba402-4a21-757f-a041-94510d3ed203"
}

Get block list entry

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: block_list_entries:read, block_list_entries:all, all:read, all:all

Path
idstring(uuid)required

The ID of the requested item

Example: 019ba402-4a20-7bd6-86d7-6130346075f0
curl -i -X GET \
  https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/block-lists-entries/019ba402-4a20-7bd6-86d7-6130346075f0 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>'

Responses

The requested Block List Entry

Bodyapplication/json
idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152",
  "timestamp_created": "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z",
  "organization_id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd",
  "bl_value": "example.com",
  "is_domain": true
}

Patch block list entry

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: block_list_entries:update, block_list_entries:all, all:update, all:all

Path
idstring(uuid)required

The ID of the item to update

Example: 019ba402-4a22-7a30-87c8-89299d8b7116
Bodyapplication/json
non-empty
bl_valuestring

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
curl -i -X PATCH \
  https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/block-lists-entries/019ba402-4a22-7a30-87c8-89299d8b7116 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Responses

The updated Block List Entry

Bodyapplication/json
idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152",
  "timestamp_created": "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z",
  "organization_id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd",
  "bl_value": "example.com",
  "is_domain": true
}

Delete block list entry

Request

Requires one of the following scopes: block_list_entries:delete, block_list_entries:all, all:delete, all:all

Path
idstring(uuid)required

The ID of the item to delete

Example: 019ba402-4a22-7a30-87c8-892a21569b00
Bodyapplication/json
null
curl -i -X DELETE \
  https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/block-lists-entries/019ba402-4a22-7a30-87c8-892a21569b00 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Responses

The deleted Block List Entry

Bodyapplication/json
idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Unique identifier for the block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152"
timestamp_createdstring(date-time)read-onlyrequired

Timestamp when the block list entry was created

Example: "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z"
organization_idstring(uuid)read-onlyrequired

Organization ID that owns this block list entry

Example: "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd"
bl_valuestringrequired

The email or domain to block

Example: "example.com"
is_domainbooleanread-onlyrequired

Whether this entry blocks an entire domain

Example: true
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca3dec43152",
  "timestamp_created": "2026-01-09T18:26:07.739Z",
  "organization_id": "019ba402-38fb-70f7-ac97-aca47ff45dcd",
  "bl_value": "example.com",
  "is_domain": true
}

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A custom label for categorizing and managing leads

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A workspace entity representing a workspace

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