Create a shared asset

API at a glance

Description: This API allows you to create reusable HTML or Subject assets that can be referenced across email campaigns and templates.

For more information about shared assets, see Shared assets overview.

Supported asset types:

html
subject

Authentication & testing

Testing the API on this page

How to try it here

Use your User API Key as the Username (leave Password blank).

Select the appropriate API endpoint based on your Blueshift region.

Enter the necessary parameters and click Try It to run the request.

Authentication using Base64 encoding

Note for developers

API requests require authentication using HTTP Basic Authentication with an API key. The API key serves as the username, while the password field should be left empty. The format to encode is: your_api_key: (note the trailing colon).

This string must be Base64-encoded and included in the request's Authorization header as follows:

Authorization: Basic encoded_value

You can generate the encoded value using a trusted Base64 encoder.

Postman collection

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Things to know before you start

Only HTML and Subject asset types are supported via the external API. Other asset types (rich_text, visual_editor) are not available.
The shareable_name field is automatically generated from the display_name field. You cannot provide a custom shareable_name.
The asset_type field cannot be changed after creation.
For HTML assets: If you don't provide a plain_text field, Blueshift will auto-generate it from the HTML content.
For Subject assets: The plain_text and is_plain_text_custom fields do not apply and will be returned as null.
Use case: Create reusable content blocks for email templates, such as headers, footers, promotional banners, or subject lines.

How shareable_name is generated

The shareable_name is automatically created from your display_name using these rules:

Prefix: bsft_ is added at the beginning
Whitespace: All spaces are replaced with underscores (_)
Special characters: All non-alphanumeric characters (except underscores) are removed

Example: "Welcome Email" becomes bsft_Welcome_Email

Request parameters

Check out the request parameters

Common parameters

Note: All parameters listed here apply to both HTML and Subject asset types unless specified otherwise.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`display_name`	`string`	✅ Yes	Human-readable name for the asset. This value is used to auto-generate the `shareable_name`.
`content`	`string`	✅ Yes	The actual content of the asset. For HTML assets, provide HTML markup. For Subject assets, provide plain text.
`asset_type`	`string`	✅ Yes	Type of asset to create. Must be either `html` or `subject`. Note: Cannot be changed after creation.
`plain_text`	`string`	❌ No	Plain text version of the HTML content. Default: Blueshift auto-generates plain text from HTML. Applicable only for HTML assets.
`is_plain_text_custom`	`boolean`	❌ No	Set to `true` if providing a custom `plain_text` version, `false` to auto-generate. Default: `false`. Applicable only for HTML assets.

Example requests & responses

Create HTML asset

{
  "display_name": "Welcome Email Header",
  "content": "<h1>Welcome to our store!</h1>",
  "asset_type": "html"
}

{
  "uuid": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "asset_type": "html",
  "shareable_name": "bsft_Welcome_Email_Header",
  "display_name": "Welcome Email Header",
  "author": "John Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "content": "<h1>Welcome to our store!</h1>",
  "plain_text": null,
  "is_plain_text_custom": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-01-28T08:00:00.000Z",
  "tag_data": ""
}

Create HTML asset with custom plain text

{
  "display_name": "Product Announcement",
  "content": "<h2>New Product Launch</h2><p>Check out our latest collection.</p>",
  "asset_type": "html",
  "plain_text": "New Product Launch - Check out our latest collection.",
  "is_plain_text_custom": true
}

{
  "uuid": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
  "asset_type": "html",
  "shareable_name": "bsft_Product_Announcement",
  "display_name": "Product Announcement",
  "author": "John Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "content": "<h2>New Product Launch</h2><p>Check out our latest collection.</p>",
  "plain_text": "New Product Launch - Check out our latest collection.",
  "is_plain_text_custom": true,
  "updated_at": "2026-01-28T08:00:00.000Z",
  "tag_data": ""
}

Create Subject asset

{
  "display_name": "Welcome Subject Line",
  "content": "Welcome to our community!",
  "asset_type": "subject"
}

{
  "uuid": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-234567890123",
  "asset_type": "subject",
  "shareable_name": "bsft_Welcome_Subject_Line",
  "display_name": "Welcome Subject Line",
  "author": "John Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "content": "Welcome to our community!",
  "plain_text": null,
  "is_plain_text_custom": null,
  "updated_at": "2026-01-28T08:00:00.000Z",
  "tag_data": ""
}

Response fields explained

Check out the response fields

Field	Description
`uuid`	Unique identifier for the shared asset. Use this value when updating the asset.
`asset_type`	Type of the asset (`html` or `subject`).
`shareable_name`	Auto-generated unique identifier based on `display_name`. Format: `bsft_<sanitized_display_name>`.
`display_name`	Human-readable name for the asset.
`author`	Name of the user who created the asset.
`email`	Email of the user who created the asset.
`content`	The actual content of the asset (HTML or subject line text).
`plain_text`	Plain text version of the content. `null` if not provided for HTML assets or not applicable for Subject assets.
`is_plain_text_custom`	Indicates whether plain text is custom (`true`) or auto-generated (`false`). `null` for Subject assets.
`updated_at`	Timestamp of when the asset was last updated (ISO 8601 format).
`tag_data`	Tags associated with the asset.

Common error scenarios

Common error scenarios you may encounter

Status code	Description	Example response
401 Unauthorized	API authentication failed due to invalid or missing API key.	`HTTP Basic: Access denied.`
422 Unprocessable Entity	Duplicate shareable_name (generated from display_name already exists).	`{ "errors": [{ "title": "shareable_name", "detail": "Shareable_name: This template name is already in use, please use a different name" }], "meta": { "combine_errors": false, "no_toast": false, "unformatted": { "shareable_name": ["This template name is already in use..."] } } }`
422 Unprocessable Entity	Missing required field (display_name, content, or asset_type is missing).	`{ "errors": [{ "title": "shareable_name", "detail": "Shareable_name: can't be blank" }], "meta": { "combine_errors": false, "no_toast": false, "unformatted": { "shareable_name": ["can't be blank"] } } }`
500 Internal Server Error	An unexpected server error occurred.	`{ "status": "500", "error": "Internal Server Error" }`