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

# DELETE /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

> Remove an existing 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 DELETE '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","deleted":true}

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

Resend API

Remove an existing draft

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

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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 DELETE '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",
  "deleted": true
}

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