---
title: "Create Direct Send"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/direct-sends"
tags: ["direct-sends"]
---

# Create Direct Send

`POST /api/v1/direct-sends`

Record the intent and pin down the audience size. Writes no drafts.

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable — Bearer <token>

## Request body

- DirectSendCreate
  - `label` string, required
  - `prompt` string, required
  - `channel` 'email' | 'push'
  - `audience` AudienceSpec, required
    - `mode` string
    - `customer_ids` string[]
    - `filter` object
    - `include_ids` string[]
    - `exclude_ids` string[]
    - `view_label` string, nullable
  - `sender_display_name` string, nullable
  - `sender_from_email` string, nullable
  - `sender_reply_to` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- EnvelopeDict
  - `data` object, required
  - `meta` Meta
    - `request_id` string
    - `timestamp` string, date-time
    - `total` integer, nullable
    - `truncated` boolean, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-02** `6bd3ca9033ae` — 2 info
  - the `meta` response's property default value changed from `{"request_id":"","timestamp":"2026-09-01T18:59:27.102736"}` to `{"request_id":"","timestamp":"2026-09-02T16:58:28.431377"}` for the status `201`
  - the `timestamp` response's property default value changed from `2026-09-01T18:59:27.102736` to `2026-09-02T16:58:28.431377` for the status `201`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/minro/apis/minro-cs-platform/changes/api/v1/direct-sends/post.md)

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