Connect a sending tool
Connects your account at a sending tool. We check it with the tool before saving: one it refuses is answered 422 with the reason, and nothing is saved. Keys and passwords are kept sealed by our mailbox platform and never shown again. See GET /v1/sequencers/platforms for what each tool needs.
apiKeyAuthorizationBearer <token>An API key from the Developers page. rhq_test_ keys reach the sandbox, rhq_live_ keys the live side.
Idempotency-Key?stringA value unique to this request, such as a UUID. A retry with the same key within 24 hours returns the first outcome instead of running again.
8 <= length <= 200application/json- body
name*string1 <= length <= 100platform*stringThe sending tool: instantly, smartlead, emailbison or sendkit
"instantly""smartlead""emailbison""sendkit"apiKey?|The tool's API key
loginEmail?|Sign-in email, where needed
password?|Sign-in password
workspace?|The workspace to export into; leave out for the key's own
appUrl?|EmailBison: your instance, e.g. https://send.example.com
clientId?|EmailBison (white-labelled) or SendKit (a workspace with its own Google app) only: its own Google client ID
settings?Applied to every mailbox exported through this connection. Null leaves the tool’s default
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application/json- response
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id*stringname*stringplatform*stringThe sending tool: instantly, smartlead, emailbison or sendkit
"instantly""smartlead""emailbison""sendkit"workspace*|The workspace at the tool mailboxes go into
appUrl*|EmailBison: your instance
loginEmail*|The sign-in email, where the tool uses one
hasApiKey*booleanAn API key is saved. Keys are never returned
hasPassword*booleanA password is saved. Passwords are never returned
settings*status*stringactive: the tool accepts it. invalid: the tool refused it at its last check (statusReason); new exports to it are refused until it is fixed
"active""invalid"statusReason*|nullstatusMessage*|What to do about statusReason
validatedAt*|Last checked with the tool. Checked daily
createdAt*stringdate-timecurl -X POST "https://example.com/v1/sequencer-connections" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: 2f1c9a52-7d0e-4a8e-9a53-0c1f6f3f2b11" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "Acme Instantly", "platform": "instantly" }'{ "id": "sqn_01K6XJ4Q8ZT3M9R5V2B7WDHNCA", "name": "Acme Instantly", "platform": "instantly", "workspace": "string", "appUrl": "string", "loginEmail": "string", "hasApiKey": true, "hasPassword": true, "settings": { "warmup": true, "warmupLimit": 1, "warmupIncrement": 1, "warmupReplyRate": 0, "dailyLimit": 1, "sendingGapMinutes": 0, "slowRamp": true, "customTracking": true, "tagIds": [ "string" ] }, "status": "active", "statusReason": "api_key_invalid", "statusMessage": "string", "validatedAt": "2026-10-30T11:04:31.000Z", "createdAt": "2026-10-30T11:04:31.000Z"}