Start a campaign

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POST/campaigns/{campaignId}/start

Starts sending a draft campaign, or resumes a paused one. Messages go out one at a time, send_interval_seconds apart.

Credentials: API key, or an OAuth access token
Scope: messages.write
Idempotent: With Idempotency-Key

Run in Postman: import the collection, set api_key, and find this request in its folder.

Path parameters

campaignIdUUIDRequired

ID of the campaign.

Query parameters

org_idUUID

The organization the call acts on, from List organizations. Required when an account API key reaches more than one organization; an organization key or a key limited to one organization can leave it out.

Headers

Idempotency-KeyUUIDRequired

A UUID you generate for each write. Retrying with the same key returns the original result for 24 hours. Reusing a key with a different method, path, or body returns 409.

Returns

Returns 200 OK with the Campaign object.

Errors

Failed requests return application/problem+json problem details. The errors specific to this endpoint:

Status	Code	Meaning
400	`invalid_request`	The request is malformed, such as invalid JSON.
400	`org_id_required`	The key reaches more than one organization: pass `org_id`.
401	`invalid_token`	The API key is missing or malformed, or isn’t a BloomText key.
401	`key_revoked`	The API key was revoked.
401	`key_expired`	The API key’s expiry has passed.
403	`insufficient_scope`	The key doesn’t have the scope this endpoint needs.
403	`org_not_reachable`	The key can’t reach the organization in `org_id`.
404	`not_found`	The resource doesn’t exist, or isn’t visible to this credential.
409	`idempotency_key_reused`	The Idempotency-Key was already used with a different request.
409	`idempotency_request_in_progress`	A request with this Idempotency-Key is still running. Retry shortly.
409	`campaign_not_startable`	The campaign is already running, completed, stopped, or archived.
422	`campaign_empty`	The campaign has no recipients waiting to be sent.
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Retry after `Retry-After` seconds.

cURL

Request


curl -X POST "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/campaigns/c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65/start" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)"

JavaScript

Request


const response = await fetch('https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/campaigns/c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65/start', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY}`,
    'Idempotency-Key': crypto.randomUUID(),
  },
})
 
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`BloomText API error: ${response.status}`)
const data = await response.json()

Python

Request


import os
import uuid
 
import requests
 
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/campaigns/c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65/start",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY']}",
        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

Go

Request


package main
 
import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
 
	"github.com/google/uuid"
)
 
func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/campaigns/c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65/start", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Idempotency-Key", uuid.NewString())
 
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
 
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Ruby

Request


require "net/http"
require "json"
require "securerandom"
 
uri = URI("https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/campaigns/c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65/start")
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("BLOOMTEXT_API_KEY")}"
request["Idempotency-Key"] = SecureRandom.uuid
 
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

Response · 200 OK


{
  "id": "c4a7e2d1-9b3f-4e6a-8d2c-1f0e9b8a7c65",
  "name": "Flu shot reminders, October",
  "status": "running",
  "channel": "secure",
  "body": "Flu shots are available at Northside Clinic. Reply here to book a time.",
  "phone_number": {
    "number": "+15125550100",
    "team": "Front desk"
  },
  "sender": {
    "id": "b7e1c3a9-4d2f-4a8b-9c6e-0f1d2e3a4b5c",
    "name": "Reminder service",
    "kind": "api_key"
  },
  "send_interval_seconds": 1,
  "counts": {
    "recipients": 412,
    "pending": 148,
    "sent": 264,
    "delivered": 251,
    "failed": 6,
    "skipped": 0
  },
  "archived": false,
  "created_at": "2026-09-21T15:04:05Z",
  "started_at": "2026-09-21T15:05:00Z",
  "finished_at": null
}