Retrieve Draft

Retrieve a single draft by its ID.

Inboxes are currently in private beta and only available to a limited number of users. The response shape might change before GA.

Get early access if you're interested in testing this feature.

Once you have access, upgrade your Resend SDK to use the new methods:

Node.js

npm install resend@6.28.1-preview-inboxes.2

CLI

npm install -g resend-cli@2.22.0-preview-inboxes.2

Path Parameters

The Inbox ID.

The Draft ID.

Response Fields

object (string) — Always inbox_draft.
id (string) — The ID of the draft.
type (string) — standalone for a new conversation, or reply.
to (string[] | null) — Recipients.
cc (string[]) — CC recipients.
bcc (string[]) — BCC recipients.
subject (string | null) — The subject.
html (string | null) — The HTML body.
text (string | null) — The plain-text body.
thread_id (string | null) — The Thread ID when this draft is a reply. null otherwise.
reply_to_email_id (string | null) — The Email ID being replied to. null otherwise.
email_id (string | null) — The queued outbound email after send. null until then.
created_at (string) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the draft was created.
updated_at (string) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the draft was last saved.

Node.js

import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.inboxes.drafts.get({
  inboxId: 'b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1',
  draftId: 'c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32',
});

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1/drafts/c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'

CLI

resend inboxes drafts get \
  --inbox_id b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1 \
  --draft_id c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32

Response

{
  "object": "inbox_draft",
  "id": "c3a1e8b4-2d5f-4a7c-9e10-6b8d7f5a4c32",
  "type": "standalone",
  "to": ["ada@example.org"],
  "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"
}