---
title: "Close the draft without changing the site"
method: POST
path: "/builder/drafts/{draftId}/discard"
tags: ["Builder"]
---

# Close the draft without changing the site

`POST /builder/drafts/{draftId}/discard`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/builder/drafts/{draftId}/discard`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `draftId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Discarded

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `parentSessionId` string, uuid, required
  - `draftSessionId` string, uuid, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `branch` string, required
  - `status` 'open' | 'kept' | 'discarded', required
  - `baseCommitSha` string, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `closedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `parentChanged` boolean, required: The site changed since the draft started (keeping it merges both)

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request)
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `402`: Code editing and GitHub sync need a paid plan (code upgrade_required, details.feature builder.github_export), or a limit was reached
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: A change is running, the editor is stale (details.reason stale), a secret is in the code (secret_detected), or the draft is closed
- `501`: Not available on this server (code not_configured)

---

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