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# Create a draft post

> Create a post as a draft. Nobody sees it until it is published or scheduled. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ghost/create_draft_post

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Create a post as a draft. Nobody sees it until it is published or scheduled.

Ghost API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ghost.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/ghost/draft-posts`

Access: write.

Returns the saved draft with its id, slug, tags and authors. The author defaults to the staff user you signed in as. HTML is converted to the editor format and some markup can come out different, so read the draft back with get_post. A draft reaches nobody and you remove it from Ghost Admin, so this tool does not ask for confirmation.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `title` | string | yes | Post title. |
| `content` | string | yes | Post body. HTML or Markdown. |
| `tags` | string[] | no | Tag names. A name Ghost cannot match becomes a new tag. |
| `access` | string | no | Who can read it: Public, Members only, Paid-members only or Specific tiers. Default Public. |
| `excerpt` | string | no | Custom excerpt shown under the title. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/ghost/draft-posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"Issue 42: pricing notes","content":"<p>Three pricing changes we tried this month.</p>","tags":["Weekly"],"access":"Public"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("ghost", "create_draft_post", {"title":"Issue 42: pricing notes","content":"<p>Three pricing changes we tried this month.</p>","tags":["Weekly"],"access":"Public"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('ghost', 'create_draft_post', {"title":"Issue 42: pricing notes","content":"<p>Three pricing changes we tried this month.</p>","tags":["Weekly"],"access":"Public"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call ghost create_draft_post --data '{"title":"Issue 42: pricing notes","content":"<p>Three pricing changes we tried this month.</p>","tags":["Weekly"],"access":"Public"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "post": {
    "id": "6710a1c2f3e4d500a1b2c3d4",
    "title": "Issue 42: pricing notes",
    "slug": "issue-42-pricing-notes",
    "status": "draft",
    "access": "Public",
    "tags": [
      "Weekly"
    ],
    "authors": [
      "Sam Rivera"
    ],
    "published_at": null
  }
}
```

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