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# Create a new outreach source

> Admin-only. Creates a new outreach source for the org. The reserved name "Any" is rejected, and duplicates are matched case-insensitively.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yaml post /api/outreach-sources
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Tether Relay and Tether API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Route-derived OpenAPI contract generated from tether-relay backend sources.
    Regenerate with scripts/sync-openapi-from-backend.mjs.
servers:
  - url: https://your-instance.example.com
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:2212
    description: Local API service
security: []
tags:
  - name: AI
  - name: Applications
  - name: Approval
  - name: Auth
  - name: Automations
  - name: Calls
  - name: Campaigns
  - name: Contact Analytics
  - name: Contact Metrics
  - name: Contact Notes
  - name: Contacts
  - name: Conversation Monitor
  - name: Conversations
  - name: Departments
  - name: Email
  - name: Escalation Dashboard
  - name: Event Logs
  - name: Google Sheets
  - name: Marketplace
  - name: Messages
  - name: Notification Sounds
  - name: Notifications
  - name: Org Snapshots
  - name: Organizations
  - name: Outreach
  - name: Outreach Metrics
  - name: Outreach Sources
  - name: Pipelines
  - name: Processes
  - name: Prompts
  - name: Reminders
  - name: Sms
  - name: Templates
  - name: Traces
  - name: Training
  - name: Upload
  - name: User Snapshots
  - name: Users
  - name: Vertical
  - name: Webchats
  - name: Webhook
paths:
  /api/outreach-sources:
    post:
      tags:
        - Outreach Sources
      summary: Create a new outreach source
      description: >-
        Admin-only. Creates a new outreach source for the org. The reserved name
        "Any" is rejected, and duplicates are matched case-insensitively.
      operationId: post_outreach_sources
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateOutreachSourceRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Source created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutreachSourceMutationResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation error or duplicate name
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutreachErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Admin access required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutreachErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Error creating outreach source
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutreachErrorResponse'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateOutreachSourceRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: >-
            New source name. Must not be "Any" and must be unique
            (case-insensitive) within the organization.
      required:
        - name
      additionalProperties: false
      example:
        name: Facebook Lead Ad
    OutreachSourceMutationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutreachSourceDto'
      required:
        - success
        - data
      additionalProperties: true
      example:
        success: true
        data:
          _id: 665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f30
          name: Facebook Lead Ad
          isActive: true
          isProtected: false
          createdAt: '2026-05-18T12:34:56.000Z'
    OutreachErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Error envelope returned by `/api/outreach`.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        message:
          type: string
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stack/detail string for 500 paths.
      required:
        - success
        - message
      additionalProperties: true
      example:
        success: false
        message: Configuration is inactive and cannot process outreach requests
    OutreachSourceDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Null for the synthetic "Any" entry.
        name:
          type: string
        isActive:
          type: boolean
        isProtected:
          type: boolean
          description: True for the "Any" source.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - name
        - isActive
      additionalProperties: true
      example:
        _id: 665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f30
        name: Facebook Lead Ad
        isActive: true
        isProtected: false
        createdAt: '2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````