## Create a draft email

`$ lightfield email draft`

**post** `/v1/emails/draft`

Creates a draft in the connected email account that owns the `from` address. Mirrors native email-client behavior: only `from` is required — `to`, `cc`, `bcc`, `subject`, `messageBody`, and `attachments` are all optional. At least one of those optional fields must be populated; sending only `from` returns a 400.

Supports idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.

**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `emails:create`

**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Write

### Parameters

- `--from: string`

  Bare email address (no display name). Must match a connected email account owned by the API key user. Compared case-insensitively. Mailbox where the draft is created.

- `--attachment: optional array of string`

  Optional list of file IDs (uploaded via the Files API) to attach to the draft. Maximum 5 attachments per draft, each ≤ 3MB.

- `--bcc: optional array of string`

  Bcc recipients (same shape as `to`).

- `--cc: optional array of string`

  Cc recipients (same shape as `to`).

- `--message-body: optional object { content, contentType }`

  Email message body (HTML or plain text).

- `--subject: optional string`

  Email subject.

- `--to: optional array of string`

  Recipient email addresses (bare, no display names). Up to 500.

### Returns

- `email_draft_response: object { draftedAt }`

  - `draftedAt: string`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the draft was created.

### Example

```cli
lightfield email draft \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --from sales@acme.com
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "draftedAt": "draftedAt"
}
```