> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.outboundlegal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List clients

> Your clients, oldest change first. Keep passing `next_cursor` back as `cursor` until it's `null`. A change shows up here about a minute after it's saved.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api/openapi.json get /clients
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: OutboundLegal API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Connect Zapier or your own tools to OutboundLegal: add and update your
    clients, mark a case settled, and send our prospects to your CRM as cold
    leads. Every request needs an API key from Settings → Integrations → API
    keys, sent as `Authorization: Bearer obl_…`. Limit: 120 requests per minute
    per key.
servers:
  - url: https://app.outboundlegal.com/api/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Account
    description: Which account a key belongs to.
  - name: Clients
    description: Your firm's own clients (not crash prospects).
  - name: Prospects
    description: Crash prospects in your counties, as cold leads. Digital bundle only.
paths:
  /clients:
    get:
      tags:
        - Clients
      summary: List clients
      description: >-
        Your clients, oldest change first. Keep passing `next_cursor` back as
        `cursor` until it's `null`. A change shows up here about a minute after
        it's saved.
      operationId: listClients
      parameters:
        - name: updated_since
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Only clients changed at or after this time (ISO 8601, e.g.
            `2026-10-01T00:00:00Z`).
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date-time
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          description: How many clients per page, 1 to 100.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 100
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            The `next_cursor` from the previous page. Treat it as an opaque
            string.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: One page of clients.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - data
                  - next_cursor
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Client'
                  next_cursor:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      Pass this as `cursor` for the next page. `null` means you
                      have everything.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Internal'
components:
  schemas:
    Client:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - first_name
        - last_name
        - address_line1
        - address_line2
        - city
        - state
        - zip
        - email
        - phone
        - case_type
        - opened_on
        - settled_on
        - source
        - external_id
        - do_not_mail
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        first_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        last_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        address_line1:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        address_line2:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        city:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        state:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        zip:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        email:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        phone:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        case_type:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        opened_on:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date
        settled_on:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
            - manual
            - csv
            - prospect
            - api
          description: >-
            How the client was first added: typed in, CSV import, Mark as
            client, or the API.
        external_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        do_not_mail:
          type: boolean
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorBody'
    ErrorBody:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - unauthorized
            - forbidden
            - not_enabled
            - bundle_required
            - rate_limited
            - invalid_request
            - not_found
            - conflict
            - cursor_stale
            - internal
          description: Branch on this. It doesn't change.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A sentence a person can read. It may change.
  responses:
    InvalidRequest:
      description: >-
        `invalid_request`: a parameter or the body isn't right. The message says
        what to fix.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: invalid_request
              message: limit must be a whole number from 1 to 100.
    Unauthorized:
      description: >-
        `unauthorized`: no key, a badly formed key, or a key that isn't valid or
        was revoked.
      headers:
        WWW-Authenticate:
          description: >-
            Sent when the key is missing or badly formed: `Bearer
            realm="OutboundLegal"`.
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: unauthorized
              message: 'Send your API key as: Authorization: Bearer obl_…'
    Forbidden:
      description: >-
        `forbidden`: the account's access is suspended, or the key belongs to a
        view-only login. `not_enabled`: the API isn't turned on for this account
        yet.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: not_enabled
              message: The API isn't turned on for this account yet.
    RateLimited:
      description: >-
        `rate_limited`: more than 120 requests in a minute with this key. Wait
        the number of seconds in `Retry-After`, then try again.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds to wait before trying again.
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: rate_limited
              message: Too many requests. The limit is 120 per minute per key.
    Internal:
      description: '`internal`: something went wrong on our side. Try again shortly.'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        An API key from Settings → Integrations → API keys. Keys look like
        `obl_` followed by 43 letters, numbers, `-` or `_`.

````

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