> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.manypi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send a one-off email

> Send a single email to a lead now, outside any sequence. Merge variables are rendered against the lead, the inbox's daily/warmup cap is respected, and the lead is marked `contacted`.

**Cannot be undone.** Requires a paid plan and the `outreach:send` permission.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/outreach/send
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ManyPI API
  description: >-
    The REST API behind ManyPI — AI lead generation, email validation,
    cold-email outreach, agent runs and web scraping. Every endpoint is
    authenticated with a ManyPI API key (`mpi_...`) or an OAuth 2.1 access
    token, and honours the permissions granted to that credential.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: ManyPI Support
    email: support@manypi.com
    url: https://manypi.com
servers:
  - url: https://app.manypi.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Leads
    description: Find, store, enrich and manage leads.
  - name: Email validation
    description: Verify that lead addresses can receive mail.
  - name: Outreach
    description: Inboxes, sequences, campaigns, sending and replies.
  - name: Agent
    description: Agent runs, replies and skills.
  - name: Scraping
    description: Scrapers, runs and extracted data.
  - name: Endpoints
    description: Publish scrapers as typed REST endpoints.
  - name: Account
    description: Key validation and account information.
paths:
  /api/outreach/send:
    post:
      tags:
        - Outreach
      summary: Send a one-off email
      description: >-
        Send a single email to a lead now, outside any sequence. Merge variables
        are rendered against the lead, the inbox's daily/warmup cap is
        respected, and the lead is marked `contacted`.


        **Cannot be undone.** Requires a paid plan and the `outreach:send`
        permission.
      operationId: sendEmail
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - smtp_config_id
                - subject
                - html
              properties:
                smtp_config_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                subject:
                  type: string
                html:
                  type: string
                lead_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: Used for merge variables and as the default recipient.
                to:
                  type: string
                  format: email
                  description: Explicit recipient; defaults to the lead's address.
            example:
              smtp_config_id: …
              lead_id: …
              subject: Following up, {{first_name}}
              html: <p>Hi {{first_name}}, …</p>
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sent.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    type: boolean
                  send_id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          description: 'Outreach requires a paid plan (`code: "outreach_locked"`).'
        '404':
          description: The inbox was not found.
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request body or parameters failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: >-
        Missing, invalid or expired credential — or a key that lacks the
        permission this route requires.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable message.
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A machine-readable code on gated failures: `lead_limit`,
            `outreach_locked`, `validation_credits_exhausted`.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A ManyPI API key (`mpi_...`) from Settings → API keys, or an OAuth 2.1
        access token obtained through the MCP consent flow.

````