For AI agents: markdown of this page — /docs-content-en/mail/messages/reply.md documentation index — /llms.txt
Reply to message
POST /v1/mail/messages/:id/reply
Sends a reply to a message: adds the In-Reply-To header, quotes the original message and carries over its attachments. Saved to the Sent folder. The message being replied to is specified in the path.
Parameters
| Parameter | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
id |
path | integer | yes | Identifier of the message being replied to. List: GET /v1/mail/messages |
Request fields (body)
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
from |
string | yes | Sender address. Allowed values come from GET /v1/mail/mailboxes/:id/senders |
to |
array of strings | yes | Recipient addresses |
subject |
string | yes | Message subject |
body |
string | yes | Message body |
cc |
array of strings | no | Carbon copy addresses |
bcc |
array of strings | no | Blind carbon copy addresses |
Examples
curl — personal key
curl -X POST \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/mail/messages/1234/reply \
-d '{
"from": "sender@example.com",
"to": ["recipient@example.com"],
"subject": "Re: Message subject",
"body": "Reply text"
}'
curl — OAuth application
curl -X POST \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/mail/messages/1234/reply \
-d '{
"from": "sender@example.com",
"to": ["recipient@example.com"],
"subject": "Re: Message subject",
"body": "Reply text"
}'
JavaScript — personal key
const messageId = 1234
const res = await fetch(
`https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/mail/messages/${messageId}/reply`,
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
from: 'sender@example.com',
to: ['recipient@example.com'],
subject: 'Re: Message subject',
body: 'Reply text',
}),
}
)
const data = await res.json()
console.log(data.data.to)
JavaScript — OAuth application
const messageId = 1234
const res = await fetch(
`https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/mail/messages/${messageId}/reply`,
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
from: 'sender@example.com',
to: ['recipient@example.com'],
subject: 'Re: Message subject',
body: 'Reply text',
}),
}
)
const data = await res.json()
Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
success |
boolean | true when the request succeeds |
data.success |
boolean | true when sending succeeds |
data.to |
array of strings | List of addresses the message was sent to |
Response example
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"success": true,
"to": ["recipient@example.com"]
}
}
Error response example
400 — no recipients passed:
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
"message": "Request object validation failed",
"validation": [
{
"field": "MISSING_TO",
"message": "Parameter \"to\" is required and must be a non-empty array."
}
]
}
}
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | INVALID_PARAMS |
The id path parameter is not a positive integer |
| 400 | INVALID_PARAMS |
to is missing or the array is empty — validation[].field equals MISSING_TO |
| 400 | INVALID_PARAMS |
The address in from is not available to the user — validation[].field equals MESSAGE_REPLY_FAILED. Allowed addresses: GET /v1/mail/mailboxes/:id/senders |
| 400 | INVALID_PARAMS |
The message was deleted or moved to another folder. The reason is in the validation array |
| 403 | SCOPE_DENIED |
The key lacks the mail scope |
| 401 | TOKEN_MISSING |
The API key has no access tokens configured for the mailbox |
| 401 | MISSING_API_KEY |
The X-Api-Key header is missing |
| 401 | INVALID_API_KEY |
Invalid API key |
| 401 | KEY_INACTIVE |
The API key is inactive |
| 401 | KEY_EXPIRED |
The API key has expired |
| 422 | BITRIX_ERROR |
Other Bitrix24 errors |
| 429 | RATE_LIMITED |
The platform-wide request limit was exceeded |
| 502 | BITRIX_UNAVAILABLE |
Bitrix24 is unavailable |
Full list of common API errors — Errors.