Bulk create email blacklist rules
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
[
{
"pattern": "spam@example.com"
}
]
'import requests
url = "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk"
payload = [{ "pattern": "spam@example.com" }]
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify([{pattern: 'spam@example.com'}])
};
fetch('https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
[
'pattern' => 'spam@example.com'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk"
payload := strings.NewReader("[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body[
{
"id": 123,
"error": 123,
"errorDetails": "<string>"
}
]{
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "The request body contains validation errors.",
"errors": [
{
"pointer": "/0/pattern",
"detail": "Pattern is not a valid email."
}
]
}{
"title": "Unauthorized",
"status": 401,
"detail": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid."
}{
"title": "Forbidden",
"status": 403,
"detail": "Feature scopes [ManageBlacklist] are denied for userId 123.",
"code": "blacklistEmailRule.forbidden"
}{
"title": "Too Many Requests",
"status": 429,
"detail": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 60 seconds."
}Contact Blacklist Rules
Bulk create email blacklist rules
Requires the
contacts:write scope (or a broader one that includes it).
Creates multiple email blacklist rules. Non-atomic — some may succeed while others fail. Each item in the response array contains the created ID or error details.
POST
/
v3
/
contact-blacklist-rules
/
emails
/
bulk
Bulk create email blacklist rules
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
[
{
"pattern": "spam@example.com"
}
]
'import requests
url = "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk"
payload = [{ "pattern": "spam@example.com" }]
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify([{pattern: 'spam@example.com'}])
};
fetch('https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
[
'pattern' => 'spam@example.com'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk"
payload := strings.NewReader("[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.reply.io/v3/contact-blacklist-rules/emails/bulk")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "[\n {\n \"pattern\": \"spam@example.com\"\n }\n]"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body[
{
"id": 123,
"error": 123,
"errorDetails": "<string>"
}
]{
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "The request body contains validation errors.",
"errors": [
{
"pointer": "/0/pattern",
"detail": "Pattern is not a valid email."
}
]
}{
"title": "Unauthorized",
"status": 401,
"detail": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid."
}{
"title": "Forbidden",
"status": 403,
"detail": "Feature scopes [ManageBlacklist] are denied for userId 123.",
"code": "blacklistEmailRule.forbidden"
}{
"title": "Too Many Requests",
"status": 429,
"detail": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 60 seconds."
}Authorizations
Authenticate every request with a Bearer token. Pass your Reply API key in the
Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>
Get your API key from the Reply dashboard: Settings → API Key.
Body
application/json
Email pattern to blacklist. Must be a valid email format (e.g., spam@example.com)
Example:
"spam@example.com"
Response
Array of creation results, one per input item.
Per-item error codes:
| error | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 2 | Duplicate — a rule with this pattern already exists |
| 4 | InvalidPattern — pattern is not a valid email |
| 5 | NotAdded — rule could not be added (other reason) |
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