> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paubox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a subscription list

> Creates a subscription list record



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi2 POST /subscription_lists
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Paubox Marketing API
  description: >
    Public documentation Paubox Marketing API. 


    All Paubox Marketing customers have access to the Paubox Marketing API to
    automate various tasks.


    ## Authentication

    Use the authorization header in requests with the format: `authorization:
    Token token=<API_KEY>`


    Replace `<API_KEY>` with your API key. Find your API key in the address bar
    from the email builder (note: each API Key is displayed only once upon
    creation).


    ## Base URL

    The base URL includes your username:
    `https://api.paubox.net/v1/orca/<USERNAME>`


    Replace `<USERNAME>` with your API endpoint username.
  contact:
    name: Paubox Support
    url: https://www.paubox.com
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.paubox.net/v1/orca/{username}
    description: Production server
    variables:
      username:
        description: Your API endpoint username
        default: YOUR_USERNAME
security:
  - TokenAuth: []
tags:
  - name: subscribers
    description: Subscriber management operations
  - name: analytics
    description: Campaign analytics and reporting operations
  - name: campaign_mailings
    description: Campaign mailing management and sending operations
  - name: drip_campaigns
    description: Drip campaign management and automation operations
  - name: subscription_lists
    description: Subscription list management operations
  - name: tracking_links
    description: Tracking link analytics and data operations
paths:
  /subscription_lists:
    post:
      tags:
        - subscription_lists
      summary: Create subscription list
      description: Creates a subscription list record
      operationId: createSubscriptionList
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSubscriptionListRequest'
            example:
              name: Newsletter Subscribers
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription list created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateSubscriptionListRequest:
      required:
        - name
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the subscription list (cannot be 'default')
    SubscriptionListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionListsResponse_data'
    SubscriptionListsResponse_data:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Subscription list ID
        type:
          type: string
          description: Resource type
          enum:
            - subscription_list
        attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionListsResponse_attributes'
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        details:
          type: object
          description: Additional error details
    SubscriptionListsResponse_attributes:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the subscription list
        is_default:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this is the default subscription list
        subscriber_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of subscribers in this list
        form_id:
          type: string
          description: Form ID for use with Paubox Secure Forms
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Unprocessable entity
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    TokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      description: >-
        Token-based authentication. Use format: "Token token=<API_KEY>" where
        <API_KEY> is your API key
      name: authorization
      in: header

````