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# Create a List

## In this article, you will learn how to create and set up a list in the Apifon platform.

Each message campaign is linked and addressed to a specific list of your account.

Your lists are essential to keeping your audience data organized and updated. 

To access your lists, click on **Subscribers \> Lists**.

![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2023-08-47-34-9643-AM.png?width=250&height=279&name=image-png-Mar-21-2023-08-47-34-9643-AM.png)

Here, you can view, delete, add, and edit your lists. 

Create a new list

To create a list, follow these steps:

1. Click **Subscribers \> Lists**.
2. Click**![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-06-2023-10-20-00-5938-AM.png?width=30&height=29&name=image-png-Mar-06-2023-10-20-00-5938-AM.png)Add**.
3. Type your list **Title**. This is used to identify your list on the platform and will not be visible to your subscribers.
4. Click **Create**.
   
   ![create-new-list-en](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/create-new-list-en.gif?width=670&name=create-new-list-en.gif)
5. Set up your list [Defaults](https://kb.apifon.com/create-a-list#defaults), [Fields & Groups](https://kb.apifon.com/create-a-list#fields), and [GDPR Communication Options](https://kb.apifon.com/create-a-list#GDPR).
6. Click **Create**.

### **Set up your list**

Here, you set up the default settings for your future campaigns linked to this list. You will be able to edit all these settings after you create the list. 

#### ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2023-09-31-21-8435-AM.png?width=37&height=44&name=image-png-Mar-21-2023-09-31-21-8435-AM.png) Defaults

#### SMS (SMS Campaigns, SMS Failover in Viber Campaigns, Mobile Double Opt-in)

- **SMS Sender Name** (Required)**:** Type up to 11 Latin alphanumeric characters to use as the default sender name for your SMS campaigns.

Viber (Viber  Campaigns)

- **Viber Sender ID:** Select the Sender ID you have registered with Viber. If you don't have a Viber Sender ID yet, feel free to contact your account manager or our sales team at *sales@apifon.com*.

List import/add 

- **Country Code:** Select the country code for your primary Viber/SMS destination.

Email (Email Campaigns, Email Double Op-tin)

- **(Email) Sender Name:** Type the name you wish to appear as the sender in email communications.
- **From Email:** Type the email address you wish to appear as the sender in email communications. Choose to **[Verify](https://kb.apifon.com/domain-authentication-email-verification?hsLang=en)** your email to send without the Apifon suffix and get better results in your campaigns.
- **Reply To:** Type the email address you wish to receive your subscribers' answers.

Sign Up Forms

- **Double Opt-In:** Check the box(es) with the channels where you wish to activate the [Double Opt-In](https://kb.apifon.com/el/double-opt-in?hsLang=en) option, to ask for an additional confirmation step from your new subscribers.

#### ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2023-09-31-42-6925-AM.png)Fields & Groups

#### Organize the subscriber data you are planning to include in your list.

The default fields are Mobile, Email, First Name, and Last Name. If you wish, you can add more custom fields or groups according to your needs. 

- #### **Custom Fields**

[Custom Fields](https://kb.apifon.com/create-custom-subscriber-field?hsLang=en) are open-ended and can take any value you set when you add or edit a subscriber. To add a new custom field, follow the steps below:

1. Click ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-20-2023-03-42-03-7879-PM.png?width=22&height=25&name=image-png-Mar-20-2023-03-42-03-7879-PM.png)**Add new field.**
2. Type the **name** for the field.
3. Choose the **Field Type**. The available options are Phone number, Email, Text, Date, Number, and URL.
4. Set up the **Number of Characters**. This sets the character limit a subscriber can type in a form.
5. Click **Hidden subscriber field** if you don't want your subscribers to see this field in your forms.
6. Click **Save**.

![](https://apifoncds.blob.core.windows.net/knb/Lists/2-Create-an-Advanced-List/Graphic-Elements-EN/Create-an-advanced-list-field-EN.gif)

- #### **Groups**

Groups are close-ended and accept specific values according to the options you set when you add or edit the group. To add a new group, follow the steps below:

1. Click ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-20-2023-03-42-03-7879-PM.png?width=22&height=25&name=image-png-Mar-20-2023-03-42-03-7879-PM.png)**Add new group.**
2. Type the **Group Name**.
3. Add the **Subgroups**. Each subgroup is an alternative option for the group.
4. Choose a **Subgroups Selection Type** to determine whether a subscriber can be assigned to multiple groups.
5. Click **Hide from sign up forms and landing pages** if you want to make this group invisible to subscribers and only use it inside the platform.
6. Click **Save**.

#### ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3-1%20(4)-png.png?width=35&height=44&name=3-1%20(4)-png.png) GDPR Communication Options

Enable the [GDPR Communication Options](https://kb.apifon.com/unsubscribe-contacts?hsLang=en) to include checkboxes for opt-in consent and explain how and why you’re using data in your [Signup Forms](https://kb.apifon.com/create-and-edit-your-sign-up-form?hsLang=en).

When the GDPR is enabled, your campaign audience will only include subscribers that have already checked the appropriate communication box.  

To enable it, click on the **switch toggle** and edit the **Title & Description**, the **Checkboxes**, and the **Legal Text** that will appear on the Sign Up form. 

You may click on ![](https://kb.apifon.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2023-09-13-29-7220-AM.png)**Preview** to see your changes. 

![](https://apifoncds.blob.core.windows.net/knb/Lists/2-Create-an-Advanced-List/Graphic-Elements-EN/Create-an-advanced-list-gdpr-EN.gif)

 

Now you know how to create and set up a list in the Apifon platform. 🚀

Thank you for reading! 

 

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