Pushing Leads To Smartlead

Connect Smartlead.ai to LinkedIn Signals and push enriched leads into your campaigns automatically.

Pushing Leads To Smartlead

Topa can automatically send LinkedIn leads from your signals into a Smartlead.ai campaign. Once configured, every time a signal runs and captures new leads, Topa enriches them (if needed), applies your saved filter and Ai Messaging pitch (optional), and pushes matching leads into Smartlead. Company posts and irrelevant posts are excluded by default.

Step 1: Connect your Smartlead API key

Before you can push leads, add your Smartlead API key to Topa.

Get your Smartlead API key: Log in to Smartlead and open API Key Management to copy your key.

  1. Log in to Topa
  2. In the sidebar, click API Key / Integrations
  3. Scroll to the Smartlead.ai section
  4. Enter a friendly account name (for example: Main Smartlead Account)
  5. Paste your Smartlead API key
  6. Click Connect

You can add multiple Smartlead accounts if you use more than one API key. Each account gets a friendly name so you can pick the right one when setting up a signal integration.

Step 2: Open Integrations on a signal

Smartlead is configured per signal — each signal can push to its own Smartlead campaign.

  1. In the sidebar, click LinkedIn Signals
  2. Find the signal you want to connect in the signals table
  3. In the Actions column, click Integrations

The Integrations dialog opens. You will see options for Smartlead, Instantly, Webhook, Topa Campaign, and HeyReach.

Step 3: Choose Smartlead and set delivery options

Click Smartlead.ai — Push leads into a Smartlead campaign.

Topa walks you through Step 1 of the Smartlead setup:

Apply a saved filter (optional)

Choose Yes if you only want leads matching a saved filter to be pushed. Select the filter from the dropdown. Choose No to push all eligible leads from the signal (still excluding company posts and irrelevant posts by default).

If you have not created a saved filter yet, go to LinkedIn Leads, set up your ICP filters, and click Save filter first.

Apply an Ai Messaging template (optional)

Choose Yes if you want Topa to generate personalised messaging for each lead before pushing. Select the pitch from the dropdown. Choose No to push leads without generating Ai messaging first.

Prewritten messages will be available to use in the Smartlead campaign as custom fields (for example outreach message, voicemail script, and LinkedIn connection note).

If you have not created a pitch yet, go to LinkedIn Leads and add one under Ai Messaging Pitch first.

Enrichment options

Smartlead needs an email address for each lead. Choose how Topa should enrich leads before pushing:

  • Enrich Email — look up email addresses only
  • Enrich Cell & Email — look up both cellphone and email

Topa waits for enrichment to complete before sending a lead to Smartlead. Enrichment uses credits from your account.

Click Continue when you are done.

Step 4: Select your Smartlead account and campaign

In Step 2 of the Smartlead setup:

  1. Select your Smartlead API key from the dropdown (the friendly name you set in Step 1)
  2. Select the Smartlead campaign you want leads added to
  3. Choose Import settings (optional checkboxes): Ignore Global Block List, Ignore Unsubscribe List, Ignore Duplicate Leads In Other Campaign, Ignore Community Bounce List

Click Save Integration.

The Smartlead card on the Integrations home screen will show an Active badge when the integration is saved.

Step 5: Test and push leads

Once the integration is active, you have two useful actions on the Smartlead card:

  • Push Test Lead — send test leads to Smartlead to verify delivery is working
  • Push Old Leads — re-queue all eligible existing leads from this signal into Smartlead (useful if you set up the integration after leads were already captured)

Clicking Push Old Leads asks you to confirm before queuing.

When does this trigger?

Each time your signal runs and captures new leads, Topa automatically:

  1. Excludes company posts and irrelevant posts
  2. Applies your saved filter (if configured)
  3. Enriches email and/or cellphone (if configured)
  4. Generates Ai messaging from your pitch (if configured)
  5. Pushes matching leads into your Smartlead campaign

Leads are sent with profile details, company info, LinkedIn activity context, and any Ai-generated messaging as custom fields in Smartlead.

What data is sent to Smartlead?

Topa sends a POST request to https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/campaigns/{campaign_id}/leads for each lead. Empty fields are omitted from the payload. This is the lead data your team will see on each contact inside Smartlead.

Lead fields (visible in Smartlead)

Smartlead fieldSource in TopaNotes
emailEnriched emailRequired — leads without an email are not sent
first_name / last_nameLead nameSplit from the LinkedIn profile name
company_nameCompany
phone_numberEnriched cellphoneIncluded when enrichment finds a number
websiteCompany website
locationCity and countryCombined as a single location string
linkedin_profileLinkedIn profile URL
company_urlCompany website URL
custom_fieldsSee table belowExtra fields you can use as merge tags in Smartlead sequences

Import settings (configured in Topa, not visible on the lead)

When saving the integration in Topa, you can enable Import settings checkboxes. These are passed to Smartlead's API as import flags — they control how Smartlead handles the import (e.g. skip duplicates, ignore block lists). They are not fields that appear on the lead record inside Smartlead.

  • Ignore Global Block List — import leads even if they are on your global block list
  • Ignore Unsubscribe List — import leads even if they previously unsubscribed
  • Ignore Duplicate Leads In Other Campaign — import leads even if they already exist in another campaign
  • Ignore Community Bounce List — import leads even if they are on the community bounce list

custom_fields fields

FieldDescription
job_titleJob title
lead_typeliked, commented, or posted
author_headlineLinkedIn headline
profile_picture_urlProfile photo URL
comment_textComment text (commenters only)
sourceAlways linkedin
country / cityLead location
follower_count / connection_countLinkedIn stats
keywordKeyword (keyword signal / post authors)
post_textLinkedIn post content
source_author_name / source_author_urlProfile or company being monitored (engagement leads)
signal_name / signal_targetTopa signal name and target URL/keyword
ai_outreach_messageAi-generated outreach message (if pitch enabled)
ai_vm_messageAi-generated voicemail script (if pitch enabled)
ai_connection_messageAi-generated LinkedIn connection note (if pitch enabled)
company_industryCompany industry
company_staff_countCompany staff count
company_follower_countCompany follower count
company_linkedin_urlCompany LinkedIn URL
linkedin_company_idLinkedIn company ID

Example Data Available In Smartlead To Run Campaigns

Example: Commenter (lead_type: commented)

A person who commented on a post on a monitored profile or company page. Same as a liker, but includes comment_text.

FieldValue
emailjames.ortiz@buildco.com
first_nameJames
last_nameOrtiz
company_nameBuildCo
phone_number+14155550987
websitehttps://buildco.com
locationLondon, United Kingdom
linkedin_profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesortiz
company_urlhttps://buildco.com

custom_fields

FieldValue
job_titleHead of Growth
lead_typecommented
author_headlineHead of Growth at BuildCo
profile_picture_urlhttps://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...
comment_textThis is exactly the problem we are solving — great post.
sourcelinkedin
countryUnited Kingdom
cityLondon
follower_count3100
connection_count900
post_textExcited to share our Q1 results — outbound is working better than ever.
source_author_nameDan Wardrope
source_author_urlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wardrope/
signal_nameDan Wardrope Engagement
signal_targethttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wardrope/
ai_outreach_messageHi James, your comment on Dan's post really stood out...
ai_vm_messageHi James, calling about your comment on outbound strategy...
ai_connection_messageHi James — great comment on Dan's post. Would love to connect.
company_industryConstruction Tech
company_staff_count80
company_follower_count2400
company_linkedin_urlhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/buildco
linkedin_company_id7654321

Example: Poster (lead_type: posted)

A person who posted about your monitored keyword (Keyword Monitoring signal). Includes keyword and their own post_text. No source_author_name / source_author_url — they are the author.

FieldValue
emailemma.walsh@saasfoundry.com
first_nameEmma
last_nameWalsh
company_nameSaaS Foundry
phone_number+14155550654
websitehttps://saasfoundry.com
locationAustin, United States
linkedin_profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/emmawalsh
company_urlhttps://saasfoundry.com

custom_fields

FieldValue
job_titleFounder
lead_typeposted
author_headlineFounder at SaaS Foundry
profile_picture_urlhttps://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...
sourcelinkedin
countryUnited States
cityAustin
follower_count8900
connection_count2100
keywordoutbound sales
post_textWe just hit $1M ARR using outbound sales — here is what worked for us.
signal_nameOutbound Sales Keyword
signal_targetoutbound sales
ai_outreach_messageHi Emma, congrats on the $1M ARR post about outbound sales...
ai_vm_messageHi Emma, quick note about your outbound sales post...
ai_connection_messageHi Emma — loved your post on outbound sales. Would love to connect.
company_industrySoftware
company_staff_count15
company_follower_count800
company_linkedin_urlhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/saas-foundry
linkedin_company_id9988776

Example: Liker (lead_type: liked)

A person who liked a post on a monitored profile or company page.

FieldValue
emailsarah.chen@acme.io
first_nameSarah
last_nameChen
company_nameAcme Inc
phone_number+14155550123
websitehttps://acme.io
locationSan Francisco, United States
linkedin_profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchen
company_urlhttps://acme.io

custom_fields

FieldValue
job_titleVP Sales
lead_typeliked
author_headlineVP Sales at Acme Inc
profile_picture_urlhttps://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...
sourcelinkedin
countryUnited States
citySan Francisco
follower_count4200
connection_count1800
post_textExcited to share our Q1 results — outbound is working better than ever.
source_author_nameDan Wardrope
source_author_urlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wardrope/
signal_nameDan Wardrope Engagement
signal_targethttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wardrope/
ai_outreach_messageHi Sarah, loved seeing you engage with Dan's post on outbound...
ai_vm_messageHi Sarah, quick voicemail about your interest in outbound sales...
ai_connection_messageHi Sarah — saw you liked Dan's post on outbound. Would love to connect.
company_industrySoftware
company_staff_count250
company_follower_count12000
company_linkedin_urlhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/acme-inc
linkedin_company_id1234567