# API - create contact - view inside contacts list - delay ?

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** contacts\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829 "2020-02-17T18:34:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![adrian-neacsu](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/adrian-neacsu/32/92090_2.png) [@adrian-neacsu](https://community.hubspot.com/u/adrian-neacsu)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829/1 "2020-02-17T18:34:55Z")

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Hi,

I am creating a new contact using Hubspot API [and a valid API key]:

[https://api.hubapi.com/contacts/v1/contact?hapikey=my\_api\_key](https://api.hubapi.com/contacts/v1/contact?hapikey=my_api_key)

Method is cURL from PHP, all things are good, contact is created, status returned 200, etc.

My problem: when I check this contact inside contacts list, I notice is not there.

However I am able to see it using an url like this:

> **[HubSpot](https://app.hubspot.com/contacts/6941921/contact/27551)**

Next step: I call API again and create a new contact.

!!! After second contact is created, the first one appears inside contacts list !!!

This is like list is waiting for a new contact, to push the previous one into list.

Any idea why? Any parameters that should be added to force real time populating list?

Thanks a lot,

Adrian

PS: I am new here, doing stuff for a client 🙂

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**Author:** ![Willson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/willson/32/84663_2.png) [@Willson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Willson)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829/2 "2020-02-18T09:15:32Z")

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Hi @adrian-neacsu

I can confirm that it is expected that there should be a delay between the contact being created and appearing in any contact lists. The delay is minimal and should not impact any processes heavily but should be account for when testing.

If you’re looking to automate this process, you will need to include a delay to allow for the system to create and update the record, thus populating it on the contact list for you.

I hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![adrian-neacsu](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/adrian-neacsu/32/92090_2.png) [@adrian-neacsu](https://community.hubspot.com/u/adrian-neacsu)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829/3 "2020-02-19T14:36:26Z")

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Hi,

Yes there is a delay, but it’s short.

My problem was the Chrome browser that didn’t refresh data properly. After I cleared the cache, all records were there.

All good.

Thank you,

Adrian

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**Author:** ![AbdelMOULIDA](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/abdelmoulida/32/76793_2.png) [@AbdelMOULIDA](https://community.hubspot.com/u/AbdelMOULIDA)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/api-create-contact-view-inside-contacts-list-delay/18829/4 "2021-07-13T09:05:17Z")

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Hi,

Please can you share with us you code, because I’m stuck, I can’t create a contact and add it in a static list.

Thank you,

Abdel