---
ref: tool:salesloft/add-person-to-cadence
name: Add a person to a cadence
company: company:salesloft
workflows: []
access: [api]
tags: [capability:send-email, category:sales-engagement, has:api]
docs: https://developers.salesloft.com/docs/api/cadence-memberships-create/
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Add a person to a cadence

Adds one person to a Salesloft cadence and returns the cadence membership, whose state shows whether the cadence has started for them.

Pass `person_id` and `cadence_id` as query parameters; `user_id` defaults to
you, and `step_id` starts the person on a later step. You can add a person on
a teammate's behalf only to a team cadence, a cadence the teammate owns, or
when the teammate has the Personal Cadence Admin permission. The call needs
the `cadences:write` scope. In the response, `current_state` `staged` means
the person is waiting for the cadence's first step. Adding someone to a
cadence can start real outreach, so confirm the cadence first.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.salesloft.com
- Endpoint: `POST /v2/cadence_memberships`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $SALESLOFT_API_KEY`
- Docs: https://developers.salesloft.com/docs/platform/api-basics/api-key-authentication/

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
- Never print API keys.