Update Preview Text
Update the preview text of an email template using the AutoSend API.
PATCH
/
templates
/
{templateId}
/
preview-text
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"previewText": "Don'\''t miss out on our latest updates"
}'
import requests
url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
fetch('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text', {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
})
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
<?php
$templateId = 'A-abc123def456ghi789jk';
$url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/{$templateId}/preview-text";
$data = [
'previewText' => "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
];
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PATCH');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Authorization: Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
?>
package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
payload := map[string]string{
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
}
jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class UpdatePreviewText {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
URL url = new URL("https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("PATCH");
con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
con.setDoOutput(true);
String jsonInputString = "{\"previewText\": \"Don't miss out on our latest updates\"}";
try (OutputStream os = con.getOutputStream()) {
byte[] input = jsonInputString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
os.write(input, 0, input.length);
}
int status = con.getResponseCode();
System.out.println("Response Status: " + status);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
uri = URI('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri.path)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer <token>'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = {
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"templateId": "A-abc123def456ghi789jk",
"templateName": "Welcome Email",
"description": "Welcome email for new users",
"subject": "Welcome to Our Platform!",
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
"templateType": "transactional",
"builderType": "code",
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-03-17T14:45:00.000Z"
}
}
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"previewText": "Don'\''t miss out on our latest updates"
}'
import requests
url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
fetch('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text', {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
})
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
<?php
$templateId = 'A-abc123def456ghi789jk';
$url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/{$templateId}/preview-text";
$data = [
'previewText' => "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
];
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PATCH');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Authorization: Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
?>
package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
payload := map[string]string{
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
}
jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class UpdatePreviewText {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
URL url = new URL("https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("PATCH");
con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
con.setDoOutput(true);
String jsonInputString = "{\"previewText\": \"Don't miss out on our latest updates\"}";
try (OutputStream os = con.getOutputStream()) {
byte[] input = jsonInputString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
os.write(input, 0, input.length);
}
int status = con.getResponseCode();
System.out.println("Response Status: " + status);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
uri = URI('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri.path)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer <token>'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = {
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"templateId": "A-abc123def456ghi789jk",
"templateName": "Welcome Email",
"description": "Welcome email for new users",
"subject": "Welcome to Our Platform!",
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
"templateType": "transactional",
"builderType": "code",
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-03-17T14:45:00.000Z"
}
}
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer
<token>, where <token> is your auth token.Path Parameters
The unique identifier of the template.Example:
"A-abc123def456ghi789jk"Body
Email preview text / preheader (max 140 characters). This text is automatically injected into the template HTML and shown in email clients before the email is opened.Maximum length:
140Example: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"Response
Preview text updated successfullyIndicates if the request was successfulExample:
trueThe updated template object
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Unique template identifierExample:
"A-abc123def456ghi789jk"Name of the templateExample:
"Welcome Email"Template description.
Email subject line.
Updated preview textExample:
"Don't miss out on our latest updates"Template type:
transactional , marketing or automations.How the template was built:
code or visual.ISO 8601 timestamp of creationExample:
"2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"ISO 8601 timestamp of last updateExample:
"2026-03-17T14:45:00.000Z"Was this page helpful?
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curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"previewText": "Don'\''t miss out on our latest updates"
}'
import requests
url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
fetch('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text', {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
})
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
<?php
$templateId = 'A-abc123def456ghi789jk';
$url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/{$templateId}/preview-text";
$data = [
'previewText' => "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
];
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PATCH');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Authorization: Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
?>
package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text"
payload := map[string]string{
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
}
jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class UpdatePreviewText {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
URL url = new URL("https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("PATCH");
con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
con.setDoOutput(true);
String jsonInputString = "{\"previewText\": \"Don't miss out on our latest updates\"}";
try (OutputStream os = con.getOutputStream()) {
byte[] input = jsonInputString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
os.write(input, 0, input.length);
}
int status = con.getResponseCode();
System.out.println("Response Status: " + status);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'
uri = URI('https://api.autosend.com/v1/templates/A-abc123def456ghi789jk/preview-text')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri.path)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer <token>'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = {
previewText: "Don't miss out on our latest updates"
}.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"templateId": "A-abc123def456ghi789jk",
"templateName": "Welcome Email",
"description": "Welcome email for new users",
"subject": "Welcome to Our Platform!",
"previewText": "Don't miss out on our latest updates",
"templateType": "transactional",
"builderType": "code",
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-03-17T14:45:00.000Z"
}
}