Create a new lead

Contacts, addresses, and custom fields can all be nested in the lead. Activities, tasks, and opportunities must be posted separately. **status / status_id** (optional): Post either `status` or `status_id` (but not both). If neither is provided, the organization's default (first) status will be used. Using `status_id` is recommended so that users can rename statuses in the UI without breaking your implementation. **custom.FIELD_ID** (optional): Set custom fields by setting `custom.FIELD_ID` to the field value, where FIELD_ID is the ID of the custom field, e.g.: ```json { "custom.cf_v6S011I6MqcbVvB2FA5Nk8dr5MkL8sWuCiG8cUleO9c": "value", "custom.cf_8wtBWsdRU2Fur7GDnEeXQ7ra2Vu7R4hG1SNYdiEhh0F": "other value" } ``` If a custom field has `accepts_multiple_values: true`, the entire value will be replaced. For example, given a Lead has a Custom Choice Field with value `["A", "B"]`, adding choice `"C"` would mean setting the value to `["A", "B", "C"]`. Note that using the `custom` field dict or the `custom.FIELD_NAME` syntax (instead of custom field IDs) is deprecated and will be removed from the API. See [Custom Fields](https://developer.close.com/api/resources/custom-fields) for more details.