---
title: "Unschedule a campaign"
method: POST
path: "/campaigns/{campaignId}/unschedule"
tags: ["Campaigns"]
---

# Unschedule a campaign

`POST /campaigns/{campaignId}/unschedule`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.lettr.com/api`
- URL: `https://app.lettr.com/api/campaigns/{campaignId}/unschedule`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Cancels a scheduled send, returning the campaign to `draft`. Also clears a delivery time staged on a `draft` in the web editor, so the draft can then be sent with the send endpoint. The campaign must be `scheduled`, or a `draft` with a staged delivery time. Requires the `campaigns:write` scope. Not available to sandbox keys.

## Path parameters

- `campaignId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Campaign unscheduled.

- CampaignActionResponse
  - `message` string, required
  - `data` CampaignSummary: Campaign summary with embedded engagement stats.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `subject` string, nullable: Email subject line
    - `from_email` string, email, nullable: Sender email address
    - `from_name` string, nullable: Sender display name
    - `reply_to` string, email, nullable: Reply-to address
    - `status` 'draft' | 'scheduled' | 'preparing' | 'in_review' | 'sending' | 'sent' | 'failed', required
    - `scheduled_at` string, date-time, nullable: Scheduled delivery time (ISO 8601)
    - `total_recipients` integer, nullable: Total recipients resolved for the send
    - `sent_count` integer, required
    - `sent_at` string, date-time, nullable: When the campaign finished sending (ISO 8601)
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `stats` CampaignStats, required: Aggregated engagement statistics for a campaign.
      - `injections` integer, required
      - `deliveries` integer, required
      - `bounces` integer, required
      - `spam_complaints` integer, required
      - `opens` integer, required
      - `unique_opens` integer, required
      - `clicks` integer, required
      - `unique_clicks` integer, required
      - `unsubscribes` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - Missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Forbidden - API key does not have the required scope
- `404`: Resource not found
- `422`: Precondition failed
- `500`: Internal server error
- `503`: Service unavailable - the API key could not be verified, so the request was not processed. This does not mean the key is invalid; retry after the delay given in the Retry-After header.

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