POST
/topics
Resend APICreate a new topic
- Base URL
- https://api.resend.com
- Auth
- Authorization: Bearer <RESEND_API_KEY>
- Last verified
- 2026-09-03 · upstream hash matched
Actions
Agents: curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" this URL
→ 219 tokens · Vary: Accept
→ 219 tokens · Vary: Accept
Critical gotchas
All requests must include a User-Agent header (e.g. User-Agent: my-app/1.0) or the API returns HTTP 403.
The to field is an array of strings, even when sending to a single recipient.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/topics' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $RESEND_API_KEY" \ -H 'User-Agent: my-app/1.0' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "name": "string", "default_subscription": "opt_in", "description": "string", "visibility": "private"}'Get a free Resend API key → sponsored
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | body | string | Yes | The name of the topic. Max 50 characters. |
| default_subscription | body | string | Yes | The default subscription status for the topic. Cannot be changed after creation. |
| description | body | string | No | A description of the topic. Max 200 characters. |
| visibility | body | string | No | The visibility of the topic. Public topics are visible to all contacts on the unsubscribe page. Private topics are only visible to opted-in contacts. |
Response 200 OK
{
"id": "78261eea-8f8b-4381-83c6-79fa7120f1cf",
"object": "topic"
}