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PUT
/
template
/
email
/
{identifier}
Update template
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Team-ApiKey: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Welcome Email Template",
  "htmlCode": "<string>",
  "templateCode": "<string>",
  "editorType": 123
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}"

payload = {
"name": "Welcome Email Template",
"htmlCode": "<string>",
"templateCode": "<string>",
"editorType": 123
}
headers = {
"X-Team-ApiKey": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'PUT',
headers: {'X-Team-ApiKey': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: 'Welcome Email Template',
htmlCode: '<string>',
templateCode: '<string>',
editorType: 123
})
};

fetch('https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => 'Welcome Email Template',
'htmlCode' => '<string>',
'templateCode' => '<string>',
'editorType' => 123
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-Team-ApiKey: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"Welcome Email Template\",\n \"htmlCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"templateCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"editorType\": 123\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("X-Team-ApiKey", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}")
.header("X-Team-ApiKey", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"Welcome Email Template\",\n \"htmlCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"templateCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"editorType\": 123\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sendx.io/api/v1/rest/template/email/{identifier}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["X-Team-ApiKey"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"Welcome Email Template\",\n \"htmlCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"templateCode\": \"<string>\",\n \"editorType\": 123\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "name": "Weekly Newsletter Template v2",
  "htmlCode": "<html><head><style>.newsletter{max-width:650px;margin:0 auto;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif}.header{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea 0%,#764ba2 100%);color:white;padding:30px;text-align:center}</style></head><body><div class=\"newsletter\"><div class=\"header\"><h1>{{company.name}}</h1><p>Your Weekly Digest</p></div><div class=\"content\">{{email.content}}</div></div></body></html>",
  "templateCode": "{}",
  "editorType": 1
}
🔧 Update Capabilities:
  • Modify template name and content
  • Change HTML code and template structure
  • Update editor type (with validation)
⚠️ Important Considerations:
  • Editor type changes may affect template compatibility
  • Active campaigns using this template will use cached version
  • Thumbnails are regenerated automatically
🎯 Common Update Scenarios:
  • Fix template bugs or styling issues
  • Update branding or design elements
  • Add new template variables or sections
  • Optimize template for mobile devices

Authorizations

X-Team-ApiKey
string
header
required

Team API key for authentication. Find your API key in SendX Settings → Team API Key.

Example:

X-Team-ApiKey: your_team_api_key_here

Path Parameters

identifier
string
required

The unique template identifier to update.

  • template_f3lJvTEhSjKGVb5Lwc5SWS
Pattern: ^(template_)?[a-zA-Z0-9]{22}$
Example:

"template_f3lJvTEhSjKGVb5Lwc5SWS"

Body

application/json
name
string
required

Template name

Example:

"Welcome Email Template"

htmlCode
string

HTML email content

templateCode
string

Template code for the selected template type

editorType
integer

Editor type used to create the template.

Values:

  • 0 - PlainText
  • 1 - DragDrop
  • 2 - SendxEditor

Response

✅ Template updated successfully

id
string

Unique template identifier with template_ prefix

Pattern: ^template_[a-zA-Z0-9]{22}$
Example:

"template_abc123def456ghi789"

name
string

Name of the template

Example:

"Welcome Email Template"

subject
string | null

Email subject line (if applicable)

Example:

"Welcome to our platform!"

htmlCode
string

HTML content of the template

Example:

"<html><body><h1>Welcome!</h1></body></html>"

templateCode
string | null

Template code for visual editors (JSON structure)

Example:

"{\"blocks\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"content\":\"Welcome!\"}]}"

type
integer

Template type.

Values:

  • 0 - Email template
  • 1 - Other types
Example:

0

thumbnail
string | null

URL to template thumbnail image

Example:

"https://cdn.sendx.io/templates/thumb_abc123.png"

editorType
integer

Editor type used to create the template.

Values:

  • 0 - PlainText
  • 1 - DragDrop
  • 2 - SendxEditor
Example:

1

created
string<date-time>

Template creation timestamp

Example:

"2024-01-10T14:20:00Z"

updated
string<date-time>

Template last update timestamp

Example:

"2024-01-15T09:15:00Z"