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# Import a prospect list from another platform

> Creates a new email or WhatsApp prospect list by copying compatible leads from an existing Optareach prospect list. Use email-import or whatsapp-import, respectively.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/v1/platforms/{platform}/prospect-lists/import-from-list
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Optareach Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Platform-first API surface for accounts, prospects, campaigns, inbox,
    tracked searches, AI rooms, workspaces, analytics, billing, profile, and
    knowledge bases.
servers:
  - url: https://optareach.com
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Meta
    description: API metadata and discovery
  - name: Platforms
    description: Platform registry and capabilities
  - name: Accounts
    description: Connected sender accounts
  - name: Prospects
    description: Prospect lists and leads
  - name: Campaigns
    description: Campaign lifecycle and performance
  - name: Inbox
    description: Conversations and messages
  - name: TrackedSearches
    description: Mentions and tracked search streams
  - name: AI
    description: AI chat rooms and enrichment
  - name: Workspaces
    description: Workspace management
  - name: KnowledgeBases
    description: Knowledge base management
  - name: Analytics
    description: Global dashboard metrics
  - name: Billing
    description: Subscriptions and credits
  - name: Profile
    description: Current user profile
  - name: Tags
    description: Conversation tags
paths:
  /api/v1/platforms/{platform}/prospect-lists/import-from-list:
    post:
      tags:
        - Prospects
      summary: Import a prospect list from another platform
      description: >-
        Creates a new email or WhatsApp prospect list by copying compatible
        leads from an existing Optareach prospect list. Use email-import or
        whatsapp-import, respectively.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/platform'
      requestBody:
        description: >-
          Source list import payload. email-import is valid for email and
          whatsapp-import is valid for WhatsApp.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceListImportRequest'
            example:
              importMethod: email-import
              sourcePlatform: linkedin
              sourceListId: list_founders_eu
              title: Founder emails
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Source prospect list imported
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceListImportResult'
                required:
                  - data
              examples:
                success:
                  summary: Example response
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: list_founder_emails
                      importMethod: email-import
                      sourcePlatform: linkedin
                      sourceListId: list_founders_eu
components:
  parameters:
    platform:
      name: platform
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    SourceListImportRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        importMethod:
          enum:
            - email-import
            - whatsapp-import
        sourcePlatform:
          type: string
        sourceListId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
      required:
        - importMethod
        - sourcePlatform
        - sourceListId
    SourceListImportResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        importMethod:
          type: string
        sourcePlatform:
          type: string
        sourceListId:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - importMethod
        - sourcePlatform
        - sourceListId

````

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