# Audiences API

> Manage subscriber lists used by campaigns and sign-up forms.

Base URL: `https://api.emailit.com/v2`. Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer <API key>`.

## Create an audience — POST /audiences

> Create an audience, a list of subscribers you can send campaigns to and collect sign-ups for with forms or a hosted subscribe link.

# Create an audience

Creates an empty audience.

`POST /audiences`

Requires a `full` API key. Add people with [Add a subscriber](/docs/api-reference/audiences/subscribers/add/), or by passing the audience ID in `audiences` when you [create a contact](/docs/api-reference/contacts/create/). Fires an `audience.created` event. See [Audiences](/docs/audiences/).

## Body parameters

- `name` (string, required): The audience name, such as `Newsletter`. Must be unique in the workspace.

## Returns

Returns `201` with the new audience:

- `object` (string): Always `audience`.

- `id` (string): The audience ID.

- `name` (string): The audience name.

- `token` (string): The public token for the audience's [hosted subscribe URL](/docs/audiences/subscribe-url/).

- `created_at` (string): When the audience was created.

- `updated_at` (string): When the audience was last changed.

**Request** `POST /audiences`

**Node.js**

```javascript
import { Emailit } from '@emailit/node';
const emailit = new Emailit('your_api_key');

const audience = await emailit.audiences.create({
  name: 'Newsletter',
});
```

**Python**

```python
from emailit import EmailitClient
client = EmailitClient("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.create({
  "name": "Newsletter"
})
```

**PHP**

```php
$emailit = Emailit::client('your_api_key');

$audience = $emailit->audiences()->create([
  'name' => 'Newsletter',
]);
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "emailit"
client = Emailit::EmailitClient.new("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.create(name: "Newsletter")
```

**Go**

```go
import "github.com/emailit/emailit-go/v2"
client := emailit.NewClient("your_api_key")

audience, err := client.Audiences.Create(&emailit.CreateAudienceRequest{
  Name: "Newsletter",
})
```

**Rust**

```rust
use emailit::Emailit;
use emailit::types::CreateAudienceParams;

let emailit = Emailit::new("your_api_key");

let audience = emailit.audiences.create(
  CreateAudienceParams::new("Newsletter")
).await?;
```

**Java**

```java
import com.emailit.*;
import com.emailit.params.*;

EmailitClient emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

EmailitObject audience = emailit.audiences().create(
  AudienceCreateParams.builder()
    .setName("Newsletter")
    .build()
);
```

**.NET**

```csharp
using Emailit;

var emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

var audience = emailit.Audiences.Create(new AudienceCreateOptions {
  Name = "Newsletter",
});
```

**Laravel**

```php
use Emailit\Laravel\Facades\Emailit;

$audience = Emailit::audiences()->create([
  'name' => 'Newsletter',
]);
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.emailit.com/v2/audiences \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMAILIT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Newsletter"}'
```

**201**

```json
{
  "object": "audience",
  "id": "aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
  "name": "Newsletter",
  "token": "4KXUJdXRVlVgbkWQm4GHLy8BleP",
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.613207Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.613207Z"
}
```

**409**

```json
{
  "error": "Audience with this name already exists",
  "existing": {
    "object": "audience",
    "id": "aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
    "name": "Newsletter",
    "token": "4KXUJdXRVlVgbkWQm4GHLy8BleP",
    "subscribers_count": 0,
    "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z"
  }
}
```

---
Source: https://emailit.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/create/

## Retrieve an audience — GET /audiences/{id}

> Retrieve an audience by ID or name with its subscriber count, your plan's subscriber limit and the token for its hosted subscribe URL.

# Retrieve an audience

Retrieves an audience with its subscriber count and public token.

`GET /audiences/{id}`

Requires a `full` API key.

## Path parameters

- `id` (string, required): The audience ID (`aud_…`) or its exact name, URL-encoded.

## Returns

Returns the audience object.

- `object` (string): Always `audience`.

- `id` (string): The audience ID.

- `name` (string): The audience name.

- `token` (string): The public token for the audience's [hosted subscribe URL](/docs/audiences/subscribe-url/). Treat it as public: anyone with it can subscribe to the audience.

- `subscribers_count` (integer): How many contacts are in the audience, including unsubscribed ones.

- `usage` (object): `used` (the same count), `limit` (the most subscribers an audience can have on your plan, or `null` for no limit) and `plan`. See [Limits](/docs/limits/).

- `created_at` (string): When the audience was created.

- `updated_at` (string): When the audience was last changed.

**Request** `GET /audiences/{id}`

**Node.js**

```javascript
import { Emailit } from '@emailit/node';
const emailit = new Emailit('your_api_key');

const audience = await emailit.audiences.get('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2');
```

**Python**

```python
from emailit import EmailitClient
client = EmailitClient("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2")
```

**PHP**

```php
$emailit = Emailit::client('your_api_key');

$audience = $emailit->audiences()->get('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2');
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "emailit"
client = Emailit::EmailitClient.new("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2")
```

**Go**

```go
import "github.com/emailit/emailit-go/v2"
client := emailit.NewClient("your_api_key")

audience, err := client.Audiences.Get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2")
```

**Rust**

```rust
use emailit::Emailit;

let emailit = Emailit::new("your_api_key");

let audience = emailit.audiences.get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2").await?;
```

**Java**

```java
import com.emailit.*;

EmailitClient emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

EmailitObject audience = emailit.audiences().get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2");
```

**.NET**

```csharp
using Emailit;

var emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

var audience = emailit.Audiences.Get("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2");
```

**Laravel**

```php
use Emailit\Laravel\Facades\Emailit;

$audience = Emailit::audiences()->get('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2');
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://api.emailit.com/v2/audiences/aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMAILIT_API_KEY"
```

**200**

```json
{
  "object": "audience",
  "id": "aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
  "name": "Newsletter",
  "token": "4KXUJdXRVlVgbkWQm4GHLy8BleP",
  "subscribers_count": 1284,
  "usage": {
    "used": 1284,
    "limit": 50000,
    "plan": "pro"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z"
}
```

**404**

```json
{
  "error": "Audience not found"
}
```

---
Source: https://emailit.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/get/

## Update an audience — POST /audiences/{id}

> Rename an audience. Its ID, public token and subscribers stay the same.

# Update an audience

Renames an audience.

`POST /audiences/{id}`

Requires a `full` API key. The ID, token and subscribers don't change. Fires an `audience.updated` event.

## Path parameters

- `id` (string, required): The audience ID or its current name.

## Body parameters

- `name` (string, required): The new name. Must be unique in the workspace.

## Returns

Returns the audience with `object`, `id`, `name`, `token`, `subscribers_count`, `created_at` and `updated_at`. In this response `subscribers_count` is always `0`; use [Retrieve an audience](/docs/api-reference/audiences/get/) for the real count.

**Request** `POST /audiences/{id}`

**Node.js**

```javascript
import { Emailit } from '@emailit/node';
const emailit = new Emailit('your_api_key');

const audience = await emailit.audiences.update('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2', {
  name: 'Weekly newsletter',
});
```

**Python**

```python
from emailit import EmailitClient
client = EmailitClient("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2", {
  "name": "Weekly newsletter"
})
```

**PHP**

```php
$emailit = Emailit::client('your_api_key');

$audience = $emailit->audiences()->update('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2', [
  'name' => 'Weekly newsletter',
]);
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "emailit"
client = Emailit::EmailitClient.new("your_api_key")

audience = client.audiences.update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2", name: "Weekly newsletter")
```

**Go**

```go
import "github.com/emailit/emailit-go/v2"
client := emailit.NewClient("your_api_key")

audience, err := client.Audiences.Update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2", &emailit.UpdateAudienceRequest{
  Name: "Weekly newsletter",
})
```

**Rust**

```rust
use emailit::Emailit;
use emailit::types::UpdateAudienceParams;

let emailit = Emailit::new("your_api_key");

let audience = emailit.audiences.update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2", UpdateAudienceParams {
  name: Some("Weekly newsletter".into()),
  ..Default::default()
}).await?;
```

**Java**

```java
import com.emailit.*;
import com.emailit.params.*;

EmailitClient emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

EmailitObject audience = emailit.audiences().update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
  AudienceUpdateParams.builder()
    .setName("Weekly newsletter")
    .build()
);
```

**.NET**

```csharp
using Emailit;

var emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

var audience = emailit.Audiences.Update("aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2", new AudienceUpdateOptions {
  Name = "Weekly newsletter",
});
```

**Laravel**

```php
use Emailit\Laravel\Facades\Emailit;

$audience = Emailit::audiences()->update('aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2', [
  'name' => 'Weekly newsletter',
]);
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.emailit.com/v2/audiences/aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMAILIT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Weekly newsletter"}'
```

**200**

```json
{
  "object": "audience",
  "id": "aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
  "name": "Weekly newsletter",
  "token": "4KXUJdXRVlVgbkWQm4GHLy8BleP",
  "subscribers_count": 0,
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T14:31:09.000000Z"
}
```

**400**

```json
{
  "error": "No valid fields provided for update. Provide at least one of: name"
}
```

**404**

```json
{
  "error": "Audience not found"
}
```

**409**

```json
{
  "error": "Another audience with this name already exists"
}
```

---
Source: https://emailit.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/update/

## List audiences — GET /audiences

> List the audiences of a workspace with their subscriber counts and plan limits, newest first, with search, filters and sorting.

# List audiences

Returns a page of audiences, newest first.

`GET /audiences`

Requires a `full` API key. List items don't include the audience `token`; use [Retrieve an audience](/docs/api-reference/audiences/get/) for it.

## Query parameters

- `page` (integer): The page to return.

- `limit` (integer): Audiences per page, from 1 to 100.

- `search` (string): Case-insensitive match on the audience name.

- `match` (string): `all` or `or`. How the filters below combine.

- `order` (string): `name` or `created_at`.

- `direction` (string): `asc` or `desc`.

## Filters

Add filters as `key.condition=value`, for example `name.contains=news`. See [Filtering](/docs/api-reference/filtering/).

| Key | Type |
| --- | --- |
| `name` | string |
| `created_at` | date |

## Returns

- `data` (object[]): The audiences on this page, each with `object`, `id`, `name`, `subscribers_count`, `usage`, `created_at` and `updated_at`. See [Retrieve an audience](/docs/api-reference/audiences/get/).

- `total_records` (integer): The number of audiences in the workspace.

- `next_page_url` (string | null): Path of the next page, or `null`. See [Pagination](/docs/api-reference/pagination/).

- `previous_page_url` (string | null): Path of the previous page, or `null`.

**Request** `GET /audiences`

**Node.js**

```javascript
import { Emailit } from '@emailit/node';
const emailit = new Emailit('your_api_key');

const audiences = await emailit.audiences.list();
```

**Python**

```python
from emailit import EmailitClient
client = EmailitClient("your_api_key")

audiences = client.audiences.list()
```

**PHP**

```php
$emailit = Emailit::client('your_api_key');

$audiences = $emailit->audiences()->list();
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "emailit"
client = Emailit::EmailitClient.new("your_api_key")

audiences = client.audiences.list
```

**Go**

```go
import "github.com/emailit/emailit-go/v2"
client := emailit.NewClient("your_api_key")

audiences, err := client.Audiences.List(nil)
```

**Rust**

```rust
use emailit::Emailit;

let emailit = Emailit::new("your_api_key");

let audiences = emailit.audiences.list(None).await?;
```

**Java**

```java
import com.emailit.*;

EmailitClient emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

EmailitObject audiences = emailit.audiences().list();
```

**.NET**

```csharp
using Emailit;

var emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

var audiences = emailit.Audiences.List();
```

**Laravel**

```php
use Emailit\Laravel\Facades\Emailit;

$audiences = Emailit::audiences()->list();
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://api.emailit.com/v2/audiences \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMAILIT_API_KEY"
```

**200**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "audience",
      "id": "aud_4KbFmQPy1feMCGAY8F8pAhiZ1u2",
      "name": "Newsletter",
      "subscribers_count": 1284,
      "usage": {
        "used": 1284,
        "limit": 50000,
        "plan": "pro"
      },
      "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-10-01T10:02:44.000000Z"
    },
    {
      "object": "audience",
      "id": "aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2",
      "name": "Customers",
      "subscribers_count": 312,
      "usage": {
        "used": 312,
        "limit": 50000,
        "plan": "pro"
      },
      "created_at": "2026-09-20T16:45:10.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-20T16:45:10.000000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total_records": 2,
  "next_page_url": null,
  "previous_page_url": null
}
```

---
Source: https://emailit.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/list/

## Delete an audience — DELETE /audiences/{id}

> Permanently delete an audience and all of its subscriber memberships. The contacts themselves stay in your workspace.

# Delete an audience

Permanently deletes an audience and removes everyone from it.

`DELETE /audiences/{id}`

Requires a `full` API key. The audience's subscriber memberships are deleted with it, but the [contacts](/docs/api-reference/contacts/) stay in your workspace and in their other audiences. Its hosted subscribe URL stops working. Fires an `audience.deleted` event. No `subscriber.deleted` events are sent for the removed memberships.

## Path parameters

- `id` (string, required): The audience ID or its name.

## Returns

- `object` (string): Always `audience`.

- `id` (string): The ID of the deleted audience.

- `name` (string): The audience name.

- `deleted` (boolean): Always `true`.

**Request** `DELETE /audiences/{id}`

**Node.js**

```javascript
import { Emailit } from '@emailit/node';
const emailit = new Emailit('your_api_key');

await emailit.audiences.delete('aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2');
```

**Python**

```python
from emailit import EmailitClient
client = EmailitClient("your_api_key")

client.audiences.delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2")
```

**PHP**

```php
$emailit = Emailit::client('your_api_key');

$emailit->audiences()->delete('aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2');
```

**Ruby**

```ruby
require "emailit"
client = Emailit::EmailitClient.new("your_api_key")

client.audiences.delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2")
```

**Go**

```go
import "github.com/emailit/emailit-go/v2"
client := emailit.NewClient("your_api_key")

err := client.Audiences.Delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2")
```

**Rust**

```rust
use emailit::Emailit;

let emailit = Emailit::new("your_api_key");

emailit.audiences.delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2").await?;
```

**Java**

```java
import com.emailit.*;

EmailitClient emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

emailit.audiences().delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2");
```

**.NET**

```csharp
using Emailit;

var emailit = new EmailitClient("your_api_key");

emailit.Audiences.Delete("aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2");
```

**Laravel**

```php
use Emailit\Laravel\Facades\Emailit;

Emailit::audiences()->delete('aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2');
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X DELETE https://api.emailit.com/v2/audiences/aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMAILIT_API_KEY"
```

**200**

```json
{
  "object": "audience",
  "id": "aud_4KOlh9t2uw5od4qypqCtyrZyDq2",
  "name": "Customers",
  "deleted": true
}
```

**404**

```json
{
  "error": "Audience not found"
}
```

---
Source: https://emailit.com/docs/api-reference/audiences/delete/