Create a prospect

Create a prospect

Creates a prospect, the person record Outreach sequences and tasks act on, from a name, emails, title and company, and returns its id.

Note: Required and custom fields differ between orgs: over MCP, list them with input_fields_fetch before you create.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "outreach": { "url": "https://api.outreach.io/mcp" } } }

Call the MCP tool prospect_create.

Server URL: https://api.outreach.io/mcp

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.outreach.io/api/v2
• Endpoint: POST /prospects
• Auth: an OAuth access token, sent as Authorization: Bearer <token>
• Docs: https://developers.outreach.io/api/getting-started

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
• Never print API keys.