Update Email Draft
Purpose
To update email drafts associated with a record in Zoho CRM. You can update up to 100 email drafts in a single API call.
Endpoints
- PUT /{module_API_name}/{record_ID}/__email_drafts
Request Details
Request URL
{api-domain}/crm/{version}/{module_API_name}/{record_ID}/__email_drafts
Supported modules
Leads, Contacts, Deals, Accounts, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices, Quotes, Cases, and Custom.
Header
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Scope
ZohoCRM.Modules.ALL
(or)
ZohoCRM.Modules.{module_name}.{operation_type}
Possible Module Names
leads, accounts, contacts, deals, quotes, salesorders, purchaseorders, invoices, cases, and custom
Possible operation types
ALL - Full access to modules
UPDATE - Update access to the specified module
Note
You cannot update the inventory details of an email draft.
Sample Request
Copiedcurl "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v8/Leads/2309216000000488477/__email_drafts"
-X PUT
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"
-d "@updatedrafts.json"Input JSON
- idstring, mandatory
The unique ID of the email draft you want to update.
- fromemail address, mandatory
The email address from which you want to send the email.
- rich_textBoolean, mandatory
Mention whether the format of the email is rich text or plain text. The possible options are :
true : rich text
false : plain text - reply_toemail address, optional
The email address that you want the user to reply to after receiving the mail.
- toJSON array, optional
The user name and email address to which you want to send an email. Include multiple JSON objects if you want to create the email draft for multiple users.
- ccJSON array, optional
The user name and email address that you want to cc when you send an email. Include multiple JSON objects if you want to cc multiple users.
- bccJSON array, optional
The user name and email address that you want to bcc when you send an email. Include multiple JSON objects if you want to bcc multiple users.
- subjectString, optional
The subject of the email
- contentString, optional
The email content in plain text or rich text format.
- schedule_detailsJSON object, optional
The scheduling details for the email. Please note that this time should be set in the future.
- timeDateTime, mandatory
The schedule time for the draft.
- attachmentsJSON array, optional
The attachments for the email.
- idString, mandatory
The unique id of the attachment.
- file_nameString, mandatory
The file name of the attachment.
Sample input
Copied{
"__email_drafts":[
{
"id": "4f8efdcbaf23fd33c939217d4e14222d66b4d6744c35f027f42b1f303016c181",
"reply_to":"pat.boyle@zylker.com",
"from":"patricia.boyle@zylker.com",
"to":[
{
"user_name":"user1",
"email":"user1@zylker.com"
}
],
"cc":[
{
"user_name":"user2",
"email":"user2@zylker.com"
}
],
"bcc":[
{
"user_name":"user3",
"email":"user3@zylker.com"
}
],
"subject":"Test Draft update",
"content":"this is the updated content",
"rich_text":true,
"template":{
"id":"2309216000000000083"
},
"schedule_details":{
"time":"2023-03-25T14:00:54+05:30",
"timezone":"ASIA/KOLKATA"
}
}
]
}Possible Errors
- INVALID_REQUEST_METHODHTTP 400
The request method is incorrect.
Resolution: Use the HTTP PUT method to make this API call. Any other request method will result in this error. - INVALID_DATAHTTP 400
You have specified an invalid record ID in the request URL.
Resolution: Specify a valid Record ID in the request URL. - MANDATORY_NOT_FOUNDHTTP 400
Required field not found.
Resolution: You have not specified one or more of the mandatory keys in the input body. Specify all the mandatory keys. Refer to the Input JSON section at the beginning of this page to know more. - INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400
You have specified an invalid module API name.
Resolution: Specify a valid module API name in the request URL. - NOT_ALLOWEDHTTP 403
The inventory_details field is not allowed in update draft request.
Resolution: You cannot update the inventory details of an email draft using the Update Drafts API. Create a new draft with the required inventory details. - OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCHHTTP 401
The access token you have used to make this API call does not have the required scope.
Resolution: Generate a new access token with the required scopes for this API. Refer to the Scope section at the beginning of this page for the list of required scopes. - INVALID_URL_PATTERNHTTP 404
The request URL is incorrect.
Resolution: Specify a valid request URL. Refer to the request URL section at the beginning of this page for more details. - INTERNAL_ERRORHTTP 500
Unexpected and unhandled exception in the server.
Resolution: Contact the support team at support@zohocrm.com.
Sample response
Copied{
"__email_drafts": [
{
"code": "SUCCESS",
"details": {
"id": "4f8efdcbaf23fd33c939217d4e14222d66b4d6744c35f027f42b1f303016c181"
},
"message": "Draft updated Successfully",
"status": "success"
}
]
}