# LeadGen - Consumer

## LeadGen - Consumer Overview ##
LeadGen Consumer Cloud API offers a real-time REST-based solution, enabling users to select, retrieve counts, and purchase customized consumer mailing lists.

The LeadGen Cloud APIs are at the disposal of mailers, whether for private in-house use or as a customer-facing portal for list selection.

**Documentation**
- [LeadGen Consumer Documentation](https://docs.melissa.com/reference-data/leadgen-consumer/leadgen-consumer-index.html)

**Useful Resources**
- [GitHub - LeadGen Consumer Open API Specification](https://github.com/MelissaData/MelissaCloudAPI-OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/openapi/apis/leadgen-consumer.yaml)
- [Release notes](https://releasenotes.melissa.com/cloud-api/leadgen-cloud-api/)
- [Status codes](https://docs.melissa.com/other/status-codes-index.html)

**Product Page**

[https://www.melissa.com/direct/mailing-lists-sales-leads/leadgen-api](https://www.melissa.com/direct/mailing-lists-sales-leads/leadgen-api)

**Support Center**

[https://www.melissa.com/company/product-support](https://www.melissa.com/company/product-support)



## Servers

Consumer Service Server
```
https://list.melissadata.net/v1/Consumer/rest/Service.svc
```

## Download OpenAPI description

[LeadGen - Consumer](https://developer.melissa.com/_bundle/apis/leadgen-consumer.yaml)

## Consumer Service

Use Consumer Service endpoint to request various consumer service actions.

### Perform action for a single consumer

 - [GET /{action}/{geographicType}](https://developer.melissa.com/apis/leadgen-consumer/consumer-service/getconsumerservice.md): Uses HTTP GET to accept one input record and returns the response in JSON format.