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POST
/
v3
/
contacts
/
{id}
/
send-direct-email
Send a direct email to a contact
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.reply.io/v3/contacts/{id}/send-direct-email \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "subject": "<string>",
  "body": "<string>",
  "emailAccountId": 123
}
'
{
  "messageId": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Authenticate every request with a Bearer token. Pass your Reply API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>

Get your API key from the Reply dashboard: Settings → API Key.

Path Parameters

​
id
integer
required

Contact ID

Body

application/json
​
subject
string
required

Email subject line

​
body
string
required

Email body (HTML)

​
emailAccountId
integer<int64> | null

Email account ID to send from. If not provided, uses the default account.

Response

Email sent successfully

​
status
enum<string>

Sending status

Available options:
new,
sent
​
messageId
string | null

Message ID of the sent email