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# Start a drip campaign

> Starts a drip campaign



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi2 POST /drip_campaigns/{id}/start
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Paubox Marketing API
  description: >
    Public documentation Paubox Marketing API. 


    All Paubox Marketing customers have access to the Paubox Marketing API to
    automate various tasks.


    ## Authentication

    Use the authorization header in requests with the format: `authorization:
    Token token=<API_KEY>`


    Replace `<API_KEY>` with your API key. Find your API key in the address bar
    from the email builder (note: each API Key is displayed only once upon
    creation).


    ## Base URL

    The base URL includes your username:
    `https://api.paubox.net/v1/orca/<USERNAME>`


    Replace `<USERNAME>` with your API endpoint username.
  contact:
    name: Paubox Support
    url: https://www.paubox.com
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.paubox.net/v1/orca/{username}
    description: Production server
    variables:
      username:
        description: Your API endpoint username
        default: YOUR_USERNAME
security:
  - TokenAuth: []
tags:
  - name: subscribers
    description: Subscriber management operations
  - name: analytics
    description: Campaign analytics and reporting operations
  - name: campaign_mailings
    description: Campaign mailing management and sending operations
  - name: drip_campaigns
    description: Drip campaign management and automation operations
  - name: subscription_lists
    description: Subscription list management operations
  - name: tracking_links
    description: Tracking link analytics and data operations
paths:
  /drip_campaigns/{id}/start:
    post:
      tags:
        - drip_campaigns
      summary: Start a drip campaign
      description: Starts a drip campaign
      operationId: startDripCampaign
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          description: The ID of the drip campaign to start
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Drip campaign started successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartDripCampaignResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    StartDripCampaignResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/StartDripCampaignResponse_data'
    StartDripCampaignResponse_data:
      type: object
      properties:
        jids:
          type: array
          description: Array of job IDs for the started drip campaign
          items:
            type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        details:
          type: object
          description: Additional error details
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Unprocessable entity
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    TokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      description: >-
        Token-based authentication. Use format: "Token token=<API_KEY>" where
        <API_KEY> is your API key
      name: authorization
      in: header

````