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# Create or reactivate a recipient suppression

> Creates or reactivates a Leadping suppression entry that blocks future outreach to a recipient across the selected communication channel.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /suppressions
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Leadping API
  description: >-
    Leadping API for lead intake, messaging, calling, automations, billing,
    organization settings, and compliant lead communication workflows.
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  version: v1
servers:
  - url: https://api.leadping.ai
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Analytics
  - name: Automations
  - name: Contact
  - name: Conversations
  - name: Feedback
  - name: Leads
  - name: LeadStatusChanges
  - name: LeadStatuses
  - name: Notifications
  - name: OutboundDelivery
  - name: Sources
  - name: Suppressions
  - name: Tags
  - name: Users
  - name: Calls
  - name: PhoneNumbers
  - name: Sms
  - name: Telephony
  - name: Organizations
  - name: UserDataExports
  - name: CallEvents
  - name: Events
  - name: SmsEvents
  - name: PaymentMethods
  - name: Transactions
  - name: Usage
  - name: Wallets
paths:
  /suppressions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Suppressions
      summary: Create or reactivate a recipient suppression
      description: >-
        Creates or reactivates a Leadping suppression entry that blocks future
        outreach to a recipient across the selected communication channel.
      operationId: Suppressions_Suppress
      requestBody:
        description: The suppression entry request payload for the operation.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuppressionEntryRequest'
              description: >-
                Defines a recipient and communication channel to suppress,
                release, or check before Leadping sends outreach.
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuppressionEntryRequest'
              description: >-
                Defines a recipient and communication channel to suppress,
                release, or check before Leadping sends outreach.
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The suppression entry response was created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuppressionEntryResponse'
                description: >-
                  Describes a recipient suppression that prevents outreach
                  through one or more communication channels.
        '400':
          description: The request was invalid or failed validation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
                description: >-
                  Standard problem-details response containing machine-readable
                  and human-readable information about an HTTP API error.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
                description: >-
                  Standard problem-details response containing machine-readable
                  and human-readable information about an HTTP API error.
components:
  schemas:
    SuppressionEntryRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        organizationId:
          type: string
          description: Organization whose suppression list should be used.
        recipientIdentifier:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Optional provider or customer identifier that uniquely identifies
            the recipient.
        phoneNumber:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Recipient phone number to suppress or check, preferably in E.164
            format.
        email:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Recipient email address to suppress or check.
        channel:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Communication channel affected by the suppression, such as SMS,
            voice, email, or all channels.
        reason:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Human-readable reason for creating or releasing the suppression.
      description: >-
        Defines a recipient and communication channel to suppress, release, or
        check before Leadping sends outreach.
    SuppressionEntryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Unique Leadping identifier for the suppression entry.
        organizationId:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Identifier of the organization that owns the suppression entry.
        recipientIdentifier:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Provider or customer identifier used to recognize the suppressed
            recipient.
        normalizedPhoneNumber:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Suppressed phone number normalized to a consistent format.
        normalizedEmail:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Suppressed email address normalized for matching.
        channel:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Communication channel affected by the suppression, such as SMS,
            voice, email, or all channels.
        source:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: System or workflow that created the suppression.
        status:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Current lifecycle state, such as active or released.
        reason:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Human-readable reason the recipient was suppressed or subsequently
            released.
        suppressedAt:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: UTC timestamp when the suppression became active.
          format: date-time
        releasedAt:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            UTC timestamp when the suppression was released, or while it remains
            active.
          format: date-time
        audit:
          type: array
          items:
            allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuppressionEntryAudit'
            description: Records one auditable change to a recipient suppression entry.
          description: Chronological audit history of suppression and release changes.
      description: >-
        Describes a recipient suppression that prevents outreach through one or
        more communication channels.
    ProblemDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: URI reference that identifies the problem type.
        title:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Short, human-readable summary of the problem.
        status:
          pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$
          type:
            - 'null'
            - integer
            - string
          description: HTTP status code returned for the problem.
          format: int32
        detail:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the
            problem.
        instance:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: >-
            URI reference that identifies this specific occurrence of the
            problem.
      description: >-
        Standard problem-details response containing machine-readable and
        human-readable information about an HTTP API error.
    SuppressionEntryAudit:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for this suppression audit record.
        status:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Suppression status established by this change, such as active or
            released.
        source:
          type: string
          description: System or workflow that initiated the change.
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: UTC timestamp when the suppression change occurred.
          format: date-time
        actorId:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Identifier of the user or system actor responsible for the change.
        reason:
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
          description: Human-readable reason recorded for the suppression change.
        safeMetadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Non-sensitive metadata that provides additional audit context.
      description: Records one auditable change to a recipient suppression entry.

````