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Update LinkedIn Post Draft

Edit a saved post in 'draft' or 'archived' status. Text, notes, audience, attachments, status, and stored enhanced metadata remain editable. Company-page, mention, and link-preview metadata must be removed before publishing. Returns an error if the draft is missing or already published.

update_draftPATCH/api/v1/content/drafts/{draft_id}

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Example prompt: Update draft a1b2c3d4 with the new opening line and put https://crispy.sh in the post text

{
  "draft_id": "a1b2c3d4-0000-4f00-8a00-111122223333",
  "status": "draft",
  "text": "New opening line...",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-16T09:10:00Z"
}

Permission scope

core

Access

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What you can build

Refine a draft's copy and tone across several rounds before it goes live

Swap or clear attachments and include shared URLs directly in the text

Archive a draft to hide it from your default list without deleting it

Add private notes and a target audience to keep your content pipeline organized

Parameters

Inputs accepted by update_draft.

Name	Type	Required	Description
draft_id	`string`	required	UUID of the draft to update (from save_draft or list_drafts)
text	`string`	optional	New post text (max 3000 chars)
notes	`string`	optional	Private notes about this draft
target_audience	`string`	optional	Who this post is intended for
attachments	`object[]`	optional	Replace attachments (pass empty array to clear)
as_organization	`string`	optional	NOT PUBLISHABLE. Remove this field before calling publish_draft.
mentions	`object[]`	optional	Replace stored mention metadata. Remove mentions before calling publish_draft.
external_link	`string`	optional	Replace stored link-preview metadata. Remove it before calling publish_draft.
status	`"draft" \| "archived"`	optional	Move draft to 'archived' to hide from default list, or back to 'draft'

Related tools

Save LinkedIn Post Draft

Save member-post drafts with attachments and private planning notes. Unsupported enhanced metadata must be removed before publishing.

List LinkedIn Post Drafts

List your saved LinkedIn post drafts sorted by most recently updated, filter by status, and find drafts that have already been published.

Publish LinkedIn Draft

Publish a saved draft as a live LinkedIn post. Idempotent and safe, with automatic rollback to draft if publishing fails.

Delete LinkedIn Post Draft

Permanently delete a LinkedIn post draft in draft or archived status. Irreversible cleanup for content you no longer need.

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