While some emails need to be delivered as soon as possible, like password resets or magic links, others can be scheduled for a specific time.

Here are some examples of when you might want to schedule an email:

- Send welcome email **5 minutes after** signup
- Trigger a reminder email **24 hours before** an event
- Schedule a weekly digest email for the **next day at 9am PST**

Before, you had to use external services to handle the scheduling logic, but now you can use the new Resend API to schedule emails.

:::callout{intent="info"}
Emails can be scheduled up to 30 days in advance.
:::

There are two ways to schedule an email:

1. [Using natural language](#schedule-using-natural-language)
2. [Using date format](#schedule-using-date-format)

## Schedule using natural language

You can use the various Resend SDKs to schedule emails.

The date can be defined using natural language, such as `"in 1 hour"`, `"tomorrow at 9am"`, or `"Friday at 3pm ET"`.

:::code-group
```ts Node.js {10} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

await resend.emails.send({
  from: 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
  to: ['delivered@resend.dev'],
  subject: 'hello world',
  html: '<p>it works!</p>',
  scheduledAt: 'in 1 min',
});
```

```php PHP {8} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->emails->send([
  'from' => 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
  'to' => ['delivered@resend.dev'],
  'subject' => 'hello world',
  'html' => '<p>it works!</p>',
  'scheduled_at' => 'in 1 min'
]);
```

```python Python {10} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params: resend.Emails.SendParams = {
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}

resend.Emails.send(params)
```

```rb Ruby {10} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params = {
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}

Resend::Emails.send(params)
```

```go Go {17} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.TODO()
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	params := &resend.SendEmailRequest{
		From:        "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
		To:          []string{"delivered@resend.dev"},
		Subject:     "hello world",
		Html:        "<p>it works!</p>",
		ScheduledAt: "in 1 min",
	}

	sent, err := client.Emails.SendWithContext(ctx, params)

	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(sent.Id)
}
```

```rust Rust {14} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use resend_rs::types::CreateEmailBaseOptions;
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let from = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>";
  let to = ["delivered@resend.dev"];
  let subject = "hello world";

  let email = CreateEmailBaseOptions::new(from, to, subject)
    .with_html("<p>it works!</p>")
    .with_scheduled_at("in 1 min");

  let _email = resend.emails.send(email).await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java {15} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.*;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CreateEmailOptions;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CreateEmailResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        CreateEmailOptions params = CreateEmailOptions.builder()
                .from("Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>")
                .to("delivered@resend.dev")
                .subject("hello world")
                .html("<p>it works!</p>")
                .scheduledAt("in 1 min")
                .build();

        CreateEmailResponse data = resend.emails().send(params);
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET {11} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

var resp = await resend.EmailSendAsync( new EmailMessage()
{
    From = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    To = "delivered@resend.dev",
    Subject = "hello world",
    HtmlBody = "<p>it works!</p>",
    MomentSchedule = "in 1 min",
} );
Console.WriteLine( "Email Id={0}", resp.Content );
```

```bash cURL {9} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/emails' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}'
```

```bash CLI {6} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
resend emails send \
  --from "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>" \
  --to delivered@resend.dev \
  --subject "hello world" \
  --html "<p>it works!</p>" \
  --scheduled-at "in 1 min"
```
:::

## Schedule using date format

You can also use a date in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format (e.g: `2026-08-05T11:52:01.858Z`).

:::code-group
```ts Node.js {5} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const oneMinuteFromNow = new Date(Date.now() + 1000 * 60).toISOString();

await resend.emails.send({
  from: 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
  to: ['delivered@resend.dev'],
  subject: 'hello world',
  html: '<p>it works!</p>',
  scheduledAt: oneMinuteFromNow,
});
```

```php PHP {3} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$oneMinuteFromNow = (new DateTime())->modify('+1 minute')->format(DateTime::ISO8601);

$resend->emails->send([
  'from' => 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
  'to' => ['delivered@resend.dev'],
  'subject' => 'hello world',
  'html' => '<p>it works!</p>',
  'scheduled_at' => $oneMinuteFromNow
]);
```

```python Python {6} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

one_minute_from_now = (datetime.now() + timedelta(minutes=1)).isoformat()

params: resend.Emails.SendParams = {
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": one_minute_from_now
}

resend.Emails.send(params)
```

```rb Ruby {5} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

one_minute_from_now = (Time.now + 1 * 60).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%L%z")

params = {
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": one_minute_from_now
}

Resend::Emails.send(params)
```

```go Go {13} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.TODO()
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	oneMinuteFromNow := time.Now().Add(time.Minute * time.Duration(1))
	oneMinuteFromNowISO := oneMinuteFromNow.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05-0700")

	params := &resend.SendEmailRequest{
		From:        "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
		To:          []string{"delivered@resend.dev"},
		Subject:     "hello world",
		Html:        "<p>it works!</p>",
		ScheduledAt: oneMinuteFromNowISO,
	}

	sent, err := client.Emails.SendWithContext(ctx, params)

	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(sent.Id)
}
```

```rust Rust {12-15} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use chrono::{Local, TimeDelta};
use resend_rs::types::CreateEmailBaseOptions;
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let from = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>";
  let to = ["delivered@resend.dev"];
  let subject = "hello world";
  let one_minute_from_now = Local::now()
    .checked_add_signed(TimeDelta::minutes(1))
    .unwrap()
    .to_rfc3339();

  let email = CreateEmailBaseOptions::new(from, to, subject)
    .with_html("<p>it works!</p>")
    .with_scheduled_at(&one_minute_from_now);

  let _email = resend.emails.send(email).await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java {12-15} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.*;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CreateEmailOptions;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CreateEmailResponse;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        String oneMinuteFromNow = Instant
          .now()
          .plus(1, ChronoUnit.MINUTES)
          .toString();

        CreateEmailOptions params = CreateEmailOptions.builder()
                .from("Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>")
                .to("delivered@resend.dev")
                .subject("hello world")
                .html("<p>it works!</p>")
                .scheduledAt(oneMinuteFromNow)
                .build();

        CreateEmailResponse data = resend.emails().send(params);
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET {11} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

var resp = await resend.EmailSendAsync( new EmailMessage()
{
    From = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    To = "delivered@resend.dev",
    Subject = "hello world",
    HtmlBody = "<p>it works!</p>",
    MomentSchedule = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes( 1 ),
} );
Console.WriteLine( "Email Id={0}", resp.Content );
```

```bash cURL {9} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/emails' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
  "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
  "subject": "hello world",
  "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
  "scheduled_at": "2026-08-20T11:52:01.858Z"
}'
```

```bash CLI {6} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
resend emails send \
  --from "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>" \
  --to delivered@resend.dev \
  --subject "hello world" \
  --html "<p>it works!</p>" \
  --scheduled-at "2026-08-20T11:52:01.858Z"
```
:::

## Schedule emails on the `POST /emails/batch` endpoint

Each email in a batch request can be scheduled independently using natural language or ISO 8601 date format.

:::code-group
```ts Node.js {11,18} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.batch.send([
  {
    from: 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
    to: ['foo@gmail.com'],
    subject: 'hello world',
    html: '<h1>it works!</h1>',
    scheduledAt: 'in 1 min',
  },
  {
    from: 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
    to: ['bar@outlook.com'],
    subject: 'world hello',
    html: '<p>it works!</p>',
    scheduledAt: 'in 5 min',
  },
]);
```

```php PHP {9,16} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->batch->send([
  [
    'from' => 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
    'to' => ['foo@gmail.com'],
    'subject' => 'hello world',
    'html' => '<h1>it works!</h1>',
    'scheduled_at' => 'in 1 min'
  ],
  [
    'from' => 'Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>',
    'to' => ['bar@outlook.com'],
    'subject' => 'world hello',
    'html' => '<p>it works!</p>',
    'scheduled_at' => 'in 5 min'
  ]
]);
```

```py Python {12,19} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend
from typing import List

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params: List[resend.Emails.SendParams] = [
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["foo@gmail.com"],
    "subject": "hello world",
    "html": "<h1>it works!</h1>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
  },
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["bar@outlook.com"],
    "subject": "world hello",
    "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 5 min"
  }
]

resend.Batch.send(params)
```

```rb Ruby {11,18} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = 're_xxxxxxxxx'

params = [
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["foo@gmail.com"],
    "subject": "hello world",
    "html": "<h1>it works!</h1>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
  },
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["bar@outlook.com"],
    "subject": "world hello",
    "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 5 min"
  }
]

Resend::Batch.send(params)
```

```go Go {22,29} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"
)

func main() {

  ctx := context.TODO()

  client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

  var batchEmails = []*resend.SendEmailRequest{
    {
      From:        "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
      To:          []string{"foo@gmail.com"},
      Subject:     "hello world",
      Html:        "<h1>it works!</h1>",
      ScheduledAt: "in 1 min",
    },
    {
      From:        "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
      To:          []string{"bar@outlook.com"},
      Subject:     "world hello",
      Html:        "<p>it works!</p>",
      ScheduledAt: "in 5 min",
    },
  }

  sent, err := client.Batch.SendWithContext(ctx, batchEmails)

  if err != nil {
    panic(err)
  }
  fmt.Println(sent.Data)
}
```

```rust Rust {15,22} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use resend_rs::types::CreateEmailBaseOptions;
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let emails = vec![
    CreateEmailBaseOptions::new(
      "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
      vec!["foo@gmail.com"],
      "hello world",
    )
    .with_html("<h1>it works!</h1>")
    .with_scheduled_at("in 1 min"),
    CreateEmailBaseOptions::new(
      "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
      vec!["bar@outlook.com"],
      "world hello",
    )
    .with_html("<p>it works!</p>")
    .with_scheduled_at("in 5 min"),
  ];

  let _emails = resend.batch.send(emails).await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java {16,24} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.*;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.batch.model.CreateBatchEmailsResponse;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CreateEmailOptions;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        CreateEmailOptions firstEmail = CreateEmailOptions.builder()
            .from("Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>")
            .to("foo@gmail.com")
            .subject("hello world")
            .html("<h1>it works!</h1>")
            .scheduledAt("in 1 min")
            .build();

        CreateEmailOptions secondEmail = CreateEmailOptions.builder()
            .from("Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>")
            .to("bar@outlook.com")
            .subject("world hello")
            .html("<p>it works!</p>")
            .scheduledAt("in 5 min")
            .build();

        CreateBatchEmailsResponse data = resend.batch().send(
            Arrays.asList(firstEmail, secondEmail)
        );
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET {11,20} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

var mail1 = new EmailMessage()
{
    From = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    To = "foo@gmail.com",
    Subject = "hello world",
    HtmlBody = "<h1>it works!</h1>",
    MomentSchedule = "in 1 min",
};

var mail2 = new EmailMessage()
{
    From = "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    To = "bar@outlook.com",
    Subject = "world hello",
    HtmlBody = "<p>it works!</p>",
    MomentSchedule = "in 5 min",
};

var resp = await resend.EmailBatchAsync( [ mail1, mail2 ] );
Console.WriteLine( "Nr Emails={0}", resp.Content.Count );
```

```bash cURL {10,17} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/emails/batch' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'[
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["foo@gmail.com"],
    "subject": "hello world",
    "html": "<h1>it works!</h1>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
  },
  {
    "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
    "to": ["bar@outlook.com"],
    "subject": "world hello",
    "html": "<p>it works!</p>",
    "scheduled_at": "in 5 min"
  }
]'
```

```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
# Each email in emails.json can set its own scheduled_at
resend emails batch --file ./emails.json
```
:::

## View a scheduled email

Once you schedule an email, you can see the scheduled time in the Resend dashboard.

[Video](https://resend.com/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/schedule-email-api-1.mp4-5j4m6l)

## Reschedule an email

After scheduling an email, you might need to update the scheduled time.

You can do so with the following method:

:::code-group
```ts Node.js {7} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

resend.emails.update({
  id: '49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794',
  scheduledAt: 'in 1 min',
});
```

```php PHP {4} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->emails->update('49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794', [
  'scheduled_at' => 'in 1 min'
]);
```

```python Python {7} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

update_params: resend.Emails.UpdateParams = {
  "id": "49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794",
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}

resend.Emails.update(params=update_params)
```

```rb Ruby {7} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

update_params = {
  "email_id": "49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794",
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}

updated_email = Resend::Emails.update(update_params)
```

```go Go {7} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"
)

func main() {
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	updateParams := &resend.UpdateEmailRequest{
		Id:          "49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794",
		ScheduledAt: "in 1 min",
	}

	updatedEmail, err := client.Emails.Update(updateParams)

	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("%v\n", updatedEmail)
}
```

```rust Rust {9} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use resend_rs::types::UpdateEmailOptions;
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let update = UpdateEmailOptions::new()
    .with_scheduled_at("in 1 min");

  let _email = resend
    .emails
    .update("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794", update)
    .await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java {8} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.*;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.UpdateEmailOptions;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.UpdateEmailResponse;

Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

UpdateEmailOptions updateParams = UpdateEmailOptions.builder()
  .scheduledAt("in 1 min")
  .build();

UpdateEmailResponse data = resend.emails().update("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794", updateParams);
```

```csharp .NET {7} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

await resend.EmailRescheduleAsync(
  new Guid( "49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794" ),
  "in 1 min"
);
```

```bash cURL {5} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X PATCH 'https://api.resend.com/emails/49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "scheduled_at": "in 1 min"
}'
```

```bash CLI {2} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
resend emails update 49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794 \
  --scheduled-at "in 1 min"
```
:::

You can also reschedule an email directly in the Resend Dashboard.

[Video](https://resend.com/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/schedule-email-api-2.mp4-1am26tx)

## Cancel a scheduled email

:::callout{intent="warning"}
Once an email is canceled, it cannot be rescheduled.
:::

If you need to cancel a scheduled email, you can do so with the following code:

:::code-group
```ts Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

resend.emails.cancel('49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794');
```

```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->emails->cancel('49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794');
```

```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

resend.Emails.cancel(email_id="49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794")
```

```rb Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

Resend::Emails.cancel("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794")
```

```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"
)

func main() {
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	canceled, err := client.Emails.Cancel("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794")
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(canceled.Id)
}
```

```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let _canceled = resend
    .emails
    .cancel("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794")
    .await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.*;
import com.resend.services.emails.model.CancelEmailResponse;

Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

CancelEmailResponse canceled = resend
    .emails()
    .cancel("49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794");
```

```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

await resend.EmailCancelAsync( new Guid( "49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794" ) );
```

```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/emails/49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794/cancel' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
resend emails cancel 49a3999c-0ce1-4ea6-ab68-afcd6dc2e794
```
:::

You can also cancel a scheduled email in the Resend dashboard.

[Video](https://resend.com/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/OWNnQaVDyqcGyhhN/images/schedule-email-api-3.mp4-1u07ppw)

## Scheduled email failures

Scheduled emails may fail to send for several reasons. When this happens, you'll see a failure notification in the email details screen with specific information about why the email couldn't be sent.

Common failure reasons include:

- **API key is no longer active** - The API key used to schedule the email has been deleted, expired, or suspended. The email cannot be sent.
- **Account under review** - Your account has been flagged for review and sending has been temporarily suspended. Contact support@resend.com if you believe this is an error.

You can view the failure reason and details in the Resend dashboard by clicking on the failed email.

## Limitations

- Emails sent via SMTP cannot be scheduled

## Try it yourself

::::card-grid
:::card{title="Next.js (TypeScript)" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/nextjs-resend-examples/typescript/src/app/scheduling" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::

:::card{title="Next.js (JavaScript)" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/nextjs-resend-examples/javascript/src/app/scheduling" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::

:::card{title="PHP" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/php-resend-examples/src/scheduling" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::

:::card{title="Laravel" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/laravel-resend-examples" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::

:::card{title="Python" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/python-resend-examples/examples" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::

:::card{title="Ruby" href="https://github.com/resend/resend-examples/tree/main/ruby-resend-examples/examples" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"}
See the full source code.
:::
::::

## Related pages

- [Sending Emails](./learn-dashboard-emails-introduction.md)
- [View and manage emails](./learn-dashboard-emails-manage-emails.md)
- [Batch Sending](./learn-dashboard-emails-batch-sending.md)
- [Attachments](./learn-dashboard-emails-attachments.md)
- [Embed Inline Images](./learn-dashboard-emails-embed-inline-images.md)
- [Send Test Emails](./learn-dashboard-emails-send-test-emails.md)
- [Custom Headers](./learn-dashboard-emails-custom-headers.md)
- [Idempotency Keys](./learn-dashboard-emails-idempotency-keys.md)
- [Email Bounces](./learn-dashboard-emails-email-bounces.md)
- [Email Suppressions](./learn-dashboard-emails-email-suppressions.md)

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