---
title: "Send a draft"
method: POST
path: "/v1/drafts/{id}/send"
tags: ["send"]
---

# Send a draft

`POST /v1/drafts/{id}/send`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://botmail.pro`
- URL: `https://botmail.pro/v1/drafts/{id}/send`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `bm_session`

Scope: send. Goes through the normal send pipeline once (409 draft_closed if already sent or discarded).

## Response `202`

Accepted and queued (or the original result for a repeated idempotency key).

- SendResult
  - `message_id` string, required
  - `thread_id` string, required
  - `status` 'queued' | 'held' | 'blocked' | 'sent', required
  - `hint` string

## Other responses

- `409`: Conflicts with current state.
- `429`: Too many requests (`rate_limited`, `invite_limit`). Wait `Retry-After` seconds.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/botmail/apis/botmail-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/botmail/apis/botmail-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/botmail/apis/botmail-api/revisions/49f736362bf2?raw)