curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/inbox-id/drafts/draft-id' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RESEND_API_KEY" \
  -H 'User-Agent: my-app/1.0'

# GET /inboxes/{inbox_id}/drafts/{draft_id} (Resend API)
Base URL: https://api.resend.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <RESEND_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Retrieve a single draft

## Critical Gotchas
* All requests must include a `User-Agent` header (e.g. `User-Agent: my-app/1.0`) or the API returns HTTP 403.

## cURL
curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/inbox-id/drafts/draft-id' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RESEND_API_KEY" \
  -H 'User-Agent: my-app/1.0'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| inbox_id | path | string | Yes | The Inbox ID or the inbox email address, such as `support... |
| draft_id | path | string | Yes | The Draft ID. |

## Response (200 OK)
{"object":"inbox_draft","id":"c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32"}

---
Need an API key? Get one at https://resend.com/signup

GET

GET /inboxes/{inbox_id}/drafts/{draft_id} — Resend API

Resend API

Retrieve a single draft

Base URL: https://api.resend.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <RESEND_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

Actions Try in browser→

Agents: curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" this URL
→ 166 tokens · Vary: Accept

Critical gotchas

All requests must include a User-Agent header (e.g. User-Agent: my-app/1.0) or the API returns HTTP 403.

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/inbox-id/drafts/draft-id' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RESEND_API_KEY" \  -H 'User-Agent: my-app/1.0'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
inbox_id	path	string	Yes	The Inbox ID or the inbox email address, such as `[email protected]`. A value that contains `@` must be a valid email address, and any other value must be a UUID, or the request returns a 422. The address match is case-insensitive and never falls back to the inbox `name`. An address that matches no inbox returns a 404.
draft_id	path	string	Yes	The Draft ID.

Response 200 OK

{
  "object": "inbox_draft",
  "id": "c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32",
  "type": "standalone",
  "to": [
    "[email protected]"
  ],
  "cc": [],
  "bcc": [],
  "subject": "Refund for order 1041",
  "html": "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>",
  "text": "Refund issued for order 1041.",
  "thread_id": null,
  "reply_to_email_id": null,
  "email_id": null,
  "created_at": "2026-08-05T14:12:04.110Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-05T14:12:04.110Z",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "id": "5c1e9d2a-7b3f-4e8a-9c6d-2f0a1b3c4d5e",
      "filename": "receipt.pdf",
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "size": 20841
    }
  ]
}

Get a free Resend API key → sponsored

Affiliate link - we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.