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POST
/
api
/
email
/
messages
/
draft
Create an email draft conversation
curl --request POST \
  --url https://your-instance.example.com/api/email/messages/draft \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "accountId": "665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f50",
  "to": "jamie.lee@example.com",
  "subject": "Quick follow-up"
}
'
{
  "conversationId": "665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f70",
  "conversation": {
    "_id": "665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f70",
    "channelType": "email",
    "isDraft": true,
    "subject": "Follow-up: Maple Court",
    "participants": {
      "from": "leasing@acme.example",
      "to": [
        "alex.morgan@example.com"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
accountId
string
required
​
to
string
required

String or array of strings

​
subject
string
​
cc
string[]
​
bcc
string[]

Response

Draft created

Returned after POST /api/email/messages/draft creates a draft conversation.

​
conversationId
string
required
​
conversation
object
required

Draft conversation document returned after creating an email draft. Marked with isDraft:true until the user sends.

Example:
{
  "_id": "665f1a0c0e0a4b001a2c9f70",
  "organizationId": "64a1b2c3d4e5f60012345678",
  "contactId": "64b2c3d4e5f60012345678aa",
  "userId": "64a1b2c3d4e5f60012345679",
  "channelType": "email",
  "emailAccountId": "64d2f9c5e8a1d4e001a0b1c2",
  "isDraft": true,
  "subject": "Follow-up: Maple Court",
  "provider": "gmail",
  "participants": {
    "from": "leasing@acme.example",
    "to": ["alex.morgan@example.com"]
  },
  "source": "New Email",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-20T15:04:01.135Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-20T15:04:01.135Z"
}