# Gmail API . users . drafts

## Instance Methods

Creates a new draft with the DRAFT label.

Immediately and permanently deletes the specified draft. Does not simply trash it.

Gets the specified draft.

Lists the drafts in the user's mailbox.

Retrieves the next page of results.

Sends the specified, existing draft to the recipients in the To, Cc, and Bcc headers.

Replaces a draft's content.

### Method Details

`create(userId, body=None, media_body=None, media_mime_type=None)`

    Creates a new draft with the DRAFT label.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
      "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
      "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
    }

      media_body: string, The filename of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.
      media_mime_type: string, The MIME type of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
        "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
          "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
          "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
          "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
            "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
              "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
              "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
              "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
            },
            "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
            "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
            "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
            "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
              {
                "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
                "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
              },
            ],
            "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
              # Object with schema name: MessagePart
            ],
          },
          "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
          "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
          "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
          "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
              # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
              # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
              # - The Subject headers must match.
          "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
            "A String",
          ],
          "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
        },
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
      }

`delete(userId, id)`

    Immediately and permanently deletes the specified draft. Does not simply trash it.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      id: string, The ID of the draft to delete. (required)

`get(userId, id, format=None)`

    Gets the specified draft.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      id: string, The ID of the draft to retrieve. (required)
      format: string, The format to return the draft in.
        Allowed values
          full -
          metadata -
          minimal -
          raw -

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
        "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
          "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
          "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
          "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
            "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
              "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
              "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
              "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
            },
            "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
            "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
            "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
            "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
              {
                "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
                "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
              },
            ],
            "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
              # Object with schema name: MessagePart
            ],
          },
          "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
          "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
          "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
          "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
              # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
              # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
              # - The Subject headers must match.
          "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
            "A String",
          ],
          "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
        },
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
      }

`list(userId, q=None, pageToken=None, maxResults=None, includeSpamTrash=None)`

    Lists the drafts in the user's mailbox.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      q: string, Only return draft messages matching the specified query. Supports the same query format as the Gmail search box. For example, "from:someuser@example.com rfc822msgid: is:unread".
      pageToken: string, Page token to retrieve a specific page of results in the list.
      maxResults: integer, Maximum number of drafts to return.
      includeSpamTrash: boolean, Include drafts from SPAM and TRASH in the results.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        {
        "nextPageToken": "A String", # Token to retrieve the next page of results in the list.
        "resultSizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated total number of results.
        "drafts": [ # List of drafts.
          { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
            "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
              "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
              "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
              "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
                "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
                  "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
                  "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
                  "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
                },
                "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
                "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
                "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
                "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
                  {
                    "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
                    "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
                  },
                ],
                "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
                  # Object with schema name: MessagePart
                ],
              },
              "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
              "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
              "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
              "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
                  # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
                  # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
                  # - The Subject headers must match.
              "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
                "A String",
              ],
              "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
            },
            "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
          },
        ],
      }

`list_next(previous_request, previous_response)`

    Retrieves the next page of results.

    Args:
      previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
      previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

    Returns:
      A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
      page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.

`send(userId, body=None, media_body=None, media_mime_type=None)`

    Sends the specified, existing draft to the recipients in the To, Cc, and Bcc headers.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
      "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
      "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
    }

      media_body: string, The filename of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.
      media_mime_type: string, The MIME type of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # An email message.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      }

`update(userId, id, body=None, media_body=None, media_mime_type=None)`

    Replaces a draft's content.

    Args:
      userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      id: string, The ID of the draft to update. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
      "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
      "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
    }

      media_body: string, The filename of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.
      media_mime_type: string, The MIME type of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A draft email in the user's mailbox.
        "message": { # An email message. # The message content of the draft.
          "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
          "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
          "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
            "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
              "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
              "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
              "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
            },
            "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
            "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
            "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
            "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
              {
                "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
                "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
              },
            ],
            "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
              # Object with schema name: MessagePart
            ],
          },
          "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
          "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
          "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
          "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
              # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
              # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
              # - The Subject headers must match.
          "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
            "A String",
          ],
          "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
        },
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the draft.
      }