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title: "Prospect lists and imports"
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last_updated: "2026-10-20"
type: "product"
summary: "Import prospect lists with dedupe, a do-not-contact check and email verification, and pay one credit only for each address actually imported."
related: ["https://coldmeetings.com/product/domains-and-inboxes.md", "https://coldmeetings.com/product/sequences.md", "https://coldmeetings.com/product/replies-and-meetings.md", "https://coldmeetings.com/product/safe-sending.md", "https://coldmeetings.com/docs/api/campaigns.md"]
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# Prospect lists and imports

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Import prospect lists with dedupe, a do-not-contact check and email verification, and pay one credit only for each address actually imported.

Every address in an import passes the same checks: format, duplicates, country, do-not-contact and email verification. One credit is charged for each prospect that is actually imported.

Example screen: Sample data. The result of importing a list of 500 prospects: which rows were imported, which were skipped and why, and how many credits were charged.

## What you get with prospect lists

An import is not a bulk upload. It is a series of checks that leave you with a list you can send to.

### Six checks, in a fixed order

Each address is tested for a valid format, a duplicate in the same file, an accepted country, the do-not-contact list, an earlier import and finally email verification. An address that fails a check is skipped with the reason, so you always see why a row did not come in.

Example (sample data): Checks every address passes

1. Valid address (Otherwise: invalid address)
2. Not repeated in the file (Otherwise: duplicate in file)
3. Country accepted (Otherwise: region blocked)
4. Not on the do-not-contact list (Otherwise: suppressed)
5. Not imported before (Otherwise: already imported)
6. Passes email verification (Risky addresses are left out unless you allow them)

### Lists that stay clean over time

Every prospect carries a country. Addresses on your do-not-contact list, repeated in the file, or imported earlier are skipped, so the same person is never loaded twice and nobody you have already lost is written to again.

Example (sample data): What happens to a row

- Country field: Required, two letters
- Repeated in the file: Skipped as duplicate
- Do-not-contact list: Skipped as suppressed
- Imported earlier: Skipped as already imported

### One credit per imported prospect

Credits are held while the list is checked and only the prospects actually imported are charged. If the import cannot finish, the hold is released. Professional includes 10,000 credits a month and Enterprise includes 50,000.

Example (sample data): Prospect credits each month

- Professional: 10,000
- Enterprise: 50,000

Enterprise is bought on a call.

### A result that says why

An import takes up to 500 prospects per request and answers with how many were imported, a list of skipped addresses with the reason for each, and the credits charged and left. Nothing is hidden and nothing is half done.

Example (sample data): Sample response

```
{
  "imported": 412,
  "skipped": [
    { "email": "lena@vantage…", "reason": "region_blocked" },
    { "email": "ava@kestrel…", "reason": "duplicate_in_request" }
  ],
  "credits_charged": 412,
  "credits_remaining": 9588
}
```

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do the prospects come from?

From you. ColdMeetings checks and imports a list you provide.

### Which countries can I import prospects from?

Everywhere except the EU, the UK and Israel. Prospects there are skipped as region blocked, and no credit is charged for them.

### Am I charged for addresses that get skipped?

No. Credits are charged only for prospects that are actually imported, and a failed import releases its hold. Professional includes 10,000 credits a month.

## Next steps

- [Talk to us](https://coldmeetings.com/contact.md)
- [See pricing](https://coldmeetings.com/pricing.md)
- [Campaigns API reference](https://coldmeetings.com/docs/api/campaigns.md)

## Related

- [Sending domains and inboxes](https://coldmeetings.com/product/domains-and-inboxes.md)
- [Email sequences](https://coldmeetings.com/product/sequences.md)
- [Replies and meetings](https://coldmeetings.com/product/replies-and-meetings.md)
- [Safe sending and campaign preflight](https://coldmeetings.com/product/safe-sending.md)
- [API reference: Campaigns](https://coldmeetings.com/docs/api/campaigns.md)