# Sample size list from contacts

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/sample-size-list-from-contacts/16917>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** segments, object, marketing-email\
**Created:** [October 25, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/sample-size-list-from-contacts/16917 "2019-10-25T13:58:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/sample-size-list-from-contacts/16917/1 "2019-10-25T13:58:14Z")

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We are looking to test an email to a sample of our total contacts list and are unable to filter down. We have lots of contacts but only want to send an email to a randomized 1,000 of them. To create lists in Hubspot, we have to use properties to filter by. We can filter by certain email addresses, create dates, sources, etc. but there is no way to create a list of an exact number for testing.

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