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Hi all, do you know how to add a new field / dynamic variable to a contact that already exists in Instantly??

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yes, you can just update the lead in instantly and it will work just fine

","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Muhammad S.","url":"/user/d3a1a591-b1cb-4739-b259-4609caf30d22"},"datePublished":"2025-01-11T12:38:46.982314+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-11T12:38:46.982314+00:00","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"

i already did

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Can you please explain?

","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Carl W.","url":"/user/3758a2de-73cc-4fbf-a571-cd803544046b"},"datePublished":"2025-01-11T12:47:36.90507+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-11T12:47:36.90507+00:00","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"

you can just update the lead and add a new variable in there as custom varaible via api

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