# Hand a lead back

> Give a lead your team took over back to Revnu, which may then contact the company again under your approval settings.

Canonical: https://revnu.com/docs/lead-hand-back
Last updated: 2026-10-30

```bash
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $REVNU_API_TOKEN" \
  https://revnu.com/api/v1/leads/sn7…/handling
```

## Response

`200 { "domain", "handedBack" }`. `handedBack` is `false` when nobody on your team had the lead. `404` for an unknown or another account's lead.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Revnu email them straight away?

No. Emails cancelled when the lead was taken over are not re-queued. Revnu may contact the company again on its next pass, under your normal approvals.

### What if the company is on the block list?

It stays blocked. Handing a lead back doesn't lift a block; [remove the entry](https://revnu.com/docs/blocklist-remove.md) for that.

### Which scope does this need?

`leads:write`. A token without it gets `403` with `requiredScope` in the body.