Campaigns
Start campaign
Start a campaign that is in "draft" or "paused" status. The campaign must have:
- At least one mailbox assigned
- At least one sequence step
- At least one lead
Pending leads are automatically activated when the campaign starts.
curl -X POST "https://api.sendkit.ai/v1/campaigns/example_string/start" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
import requests
import json
url = "https://api.sendkit.ai/v1/campaigns/example_string/start"
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
const response = await fetch("https://api.sendkit.ai/v1/campaigns/example_string/start", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.sendkit.ai/v1/campaigns/example_string/start", nil)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
uri = URI('https://api.sendkit.ai/v1/campaigns/example_string/start')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['X-Api-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "665a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"status": "active"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Cannot start campaign with status: completed"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Campaign must have at least one mailbox"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Campaign must have at least one sequence step"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Campaign must have at least one lead"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Campaign not found"
}
}
POST
/v1/campaigns/{id}/startPOST
API Key (header: X-Api-Key)
X-Api-Keystring
RequiredPlatform API key (sk_user_...) or Workspace API key (sk_...)
Platform API key (sk_user_...) or Workspace API key (sk_...)
path
idstring
RequiredResource ID
Request Preview
Response
Response will appear here after sending the request
Authentication
header
X-Api-Keystring
RequiredAPI Key for authentication. Platform API key (sk_user_...) or Workspace API key (sk_...)
header
Authorizationstring
RequiredBearer token. API key as Bearer token
Path Parameters
idstring
RequiredResource ID
Responses
successboolean
dataobject
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