Step-by-step tutorials

Create a source

Make a list that keeps related contacts together, for example one per website form, event or campaign.

A source is a named list of contacts. Most businesses make one per place people come from, such as "Website form", "Walk-ins" or "Diwali expo 2026". You need at least one source before you can add a contact.

Before you start

All you need is a name. Pick something you will recognise in six months. You can rename it later.

Create the source

The Sources page with the Create Source button marked 1
The Sources page. Click Create Source (1).
  1. Click Sources in the menu, then click Create Source.
  2. Type the Source Name, for example Website enquiry. This is the only required field.
  3. Choose the Source Type. Leave it on Private unless you want people to be able to join the list themselves. Private or public?
  4. Click Add.
Create Source form with numbered fields: 2 name, 3 type, 4 Add button
The Create Source form. The numbers match the steps above.

What happens next: you return to the Sources list and your new source appears with a size of 0. Miaalo also creates a source API key with the same name in the background. You only need it if you connect a website form (see Collect contacts from your website).

Rename or change a source

On the Sources list, click Edit on the source's row, change the name or type, and save.

Delete a source

Click Delete on the source's row and confirm with OK.

Deleting a source cannot be undone. The contacts in it are not deleted. They stay in your Contacts list but are no longer in that source.