---
title: "Create a broadcast"
method: POST
path: "/broadcasts"
tags: ["Broadcasts"]
---

# Create a broadcast

`POST /broadcasts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.eusend.dev`
- URL: `https://api.eusend.dev/broadcasts`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates it as a draft. Nothing is sent until the send endpoint is called.

## Request body

- CreateBroadcastRequest: Either `html` or `template_id` is required.
  - `name` string, required
  - `audience_id` string, uuid, required
  - `topic_id` string, uuid, nullable: Narrows the audience to the contacts subscribed to this topic. Omit (or send `null`) to reach the whole audience.
  - `from` string, required: Must be on a verified sending domain.
  - `reply_to` string
  - `subject` string, required
  - `html` string
  - `editor_json` object, nullable
  - `template_id` string, uuid
  - `template_variables` object
  - `track_opens` boolean
  - `track_clicks` boolean

## Response `201`

Created as a draft.

- Broadcast
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organizationId` string, uuid
  - `name` string, required
  - `status` 'draft' | 'scheduled' | 'sending' | 'sent' | 'paused' | 'held' | 'cancelled', required: `held` is a send stopped for review; unlike `paused` it is not resumable by the customer.
  - `audienceId` string, uuid, nullable
  - `fromAddress` string, required
  - `replyTo` string, nullable
  - `subject` string, required
  - `html` string, nullable
  - `reactSource` string, nullable
  - `editorJson` object, nullable
  - `templateId` string, uuid, nullable
  - `templateVariables` object, nullable
  - `heldReason` string, nullable
  - `scheduledAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `startedAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `completedAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `recipientCount` integer, nullable
  - `sentCount` integer, nullable
  - `trackOpens` boolean
  - `trackClicks` boolean
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body or query failed validation (`VALIDATION_ERROR`).
- `401`: Missing, malformed, or revoked API key (`UNAUTHORIZED`).
- `403`: The key exists but may not reach this resource — a `sending_access` key outside the send paths, a test-mode key writing live state, or an account on hold (`FORBIDDEN`, `ACCOUNT_RESTRICTED`).
- `404`: No such resource on this organization (`NOT_FOUND`).
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (`RATE_LIMITED`).
- `500`: Unexpected server error (`INTERNAL_ERROR`). Carries `request_id`.

---

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