instantly-hello-world
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Instantly Hello World
Overview
Minimal working example that lists your campaigns, checks email account health, and pulls campaign analytics — all using real Instantly API v2 endpoints.
Prerequisites
- Completed
instantly-install-authsetup - At least one email account connected in Instantly
INSTANTLY_API_KEYenvironment variable set
Instructions
Step 1: List Your Campaigns
import { instantly } from "./src/instantly";
interface Campaign {
id: string;
name: string;
status: number; // 0=Draft, 1=Active, 2=Paused, 3=Completed
}
const STATUS_LABELS: Record<number, string> = {
0: "Draft", 1: "Active", 2: "Paused", 3: "Completed",
4: "Running Subsequences", [-99]: "Suspended",
[-1]: "Accounts Unhealthy", [-2]: "Bounce Protect",
};
async function listCampaigns() {
const campaigns = await instantly<Campaign[]>("/campaigns?limit=10");
console.log(`Found ${campaigns.length} campaigns:\n`);
for (const c of campaigns) {
console.log(` ${c.name} [${STATUS_LABELS[c.status] ?? c.status}] — ${c.id}`);
}
return campaigns;
}
Step 2: Check Email Account Health
interface Account {
email: string;
status: number;
warmup_status: string;
daily_limit: number | null;
}
async function checkAccounts() {
const accounts = await instantly<Account[]>("/accounts?limit=5");
console.log(`\nEmail Accounts (${accounts.length}):`);
for (const a of accounts) {
console.log(` ${a.email} — status: ${a.status}, warmup: ${a.warmup_status}, daily_limit: ${a.daily_limit}`);
}
// Test vitals for the first account
if (accounts.length > 0) {
const vitals = await instantly("/accounts/test/vitals", {
method: "POST",
body: JSON.stringify({ accounts: [accounts[0].email] }),
});
console.log(`\nVitals for ${accounts[0].email}:`, JSON.stringify(vitals, null, 2));
}
}
Step 3: Pull Campaign Analytics
async function getAnalytics(campaignId: string) {
const stats = await instantly<{
campaign_id: string;
total_leads: number;
leads_contacted: number;
emails_sent: number;
emails_opened: number;
emails_replied: number;
emails_bounced: number;
}>(`/campaigns/analytics?id=${campaignId}`);
console.log(`\nCampaign Analytics:`);
console.log(` Leads: ${stats.total_leads} total, ${stats.leads_contacted} contacted`);
console.log(` Sent: ${stats.emails_sent}`);
console.log(` Opened: ${stats.emails_opened} (${((stats.emails_opened / stats.emails_sent) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`);
console.log(` Replied: ${stats.emails_replied} (${((stats.emails_replied / stats.emails_sent) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`);
console.log(` Bounced: ${stats.emails_bounced}`);
}
Step 4: Run It All
async function main() {
console.log("=== Instantly API v2 Hello World ===\n");
const campaigns = await listCampaigns();
await checkAccounts();
if (campaigns.length > 0) {
await getAnalytics(campaigns[0].id);
}
console.log("\nDone! Your Instantly connection is working.");
}
main().catch(console.error);
Quick Test with curl
set -euo pipefail
# List campaigns
curl -s https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/campaigns?limit=3 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $INSTANTLY_API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {name, status, id}'
# List email accounts
curl -s https://api.instantly.ai/api/v2/accounts?limit=3 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $INSTANTLY_API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {email, status}'
Output
- List of campaigns with names and statuses
- Email account health overview
- Campaign analytics summary (open rate, reply rate, bounce count)
- Confirmation that Instantly API v2 is reachable
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
401 Unauthorized | Bad API key | Regenerate in Settings > Integrations |
403 Forbidden | Missing campaigns:read scope | Edit API key scopes |
| Empty campaign list | No campaigns created yet | Create one in the Instantly dashboard first |
429 Too Many Requests | Rate limited | Wait and retry with backoff |
Resources
- Instantly API v2 Docs
- Campaign Endpoints
- Account Endpoints
Next Steps
Proceed to instantly-core-workflow-a to build a full campaign launch workflow.