--- title: Create url: https://www.tines.com/docs/api/stories/drafts/create/ updated: 2026-01-22T16:03:38+00:00 description: Create a new draft for a story. --- *[tines.com](https://www.tines.com/llms.txt) › [Docs](https://www.tines.com/llms.txt) › [Tines API](https://www.tines.com/llms.txt) › [Stories](https://www.tines.com/llm/docs/api/stories.md) › [Drafts](https://www.tines.com/llm/docs/api/stories/drafts.md)* # Create *[View on tines.com](https://www.tines.com/docs/api/stories/drafts/create/)* ## Description Create a new draft for a story. ## Request HTTP Method: **POST** | Path Parameter | Description | | -------------- | --------------- | | story_id | ID of the story | | Query Parameter | Description | | --------------- | ----------------- | | name | Name of the draft | ```bash curl -X POST \ https:///api/v1/stories/<>/drafts \ -H 'content-type: application/json' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer <>' \ -d '{ "name": "My draft", }' ``` ## Response A successful request will return a JSON object describing the created draft. ### Field description | Parameter | Description | | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | id | The draft ID | | name | The draft name. | | user_id | ID of story creator. | | description | A user-defined description of the story. | | keep_events_for | Defined event retention period in seconds. | | disabled | Boolean flag indicating whether story is disabled. | | priority | Boolean flag indicating whether story is high priority story. | | send_to_story_enabled | Boolean flag indicating if Send to Story is enabled. | | send_to_story_access_source | `STS`, `STS_AND_WORKBENCH`, `WORKBENCH` or `OFF` indicating where the send to story can be used. | | send_to_story_access | Controls who is allowed to send to this story (`TEAM`,`GLOBAL`,`SPECIFIC_TEAMS`). | | send_to_story_referring_story_ids | List of story ids that call this Send to Story enabled story. Only present when `send_to_story_enabled` is `true`. | | shared_team_slugs | List of teams' slugs that can send to this story when `send_to_story_access` is `SPECIFIC_TEAMS`, otherwise empty. | | send_to_story_skill_use_requires_confirmation | Boolean flag indicating whether workbench should ask for confirmation before running this story. | | entry_agent_id | The ID of the entry action for this story. | | exit_agents | An Array of objects describing exit actions for this story. | | team_id | ID of team to which the story belongs. | | tags | An array of tags used to classify the story. | | guid | Unique identifier of the story. | | slug | An underscored representation of the story name. Will update if the draft updates the story name. Includes a draft-specific suffix. | | created_at | ISO 8601 Timestamp representing date and time the story was created. | | updated_at | ISO 8601 Timestamp representing date and time the story row was last updated. It is best to use edited_at to track any modifications made to the story itself. | | edited_at | ISO 8601 Timestamp representing date and time the story was last logically updated. | | mode | Legacy field, always `TEST`. | | story_id | The story ID. | | folder_id | ID of folder to which the story belongs. | | published | Boolean flag indicating whether the story is published. | | change_control_enabled | Boolean flag indicating if change control is enabled. | | locked | Boolean flag indicating whether the story is locked to changes. | | owners | List of user IDs that are listed as owners on the story. | ### Sample response ```json { "name": "My draft", "id": 100, "user_id": 167, "description": "In the simple story we will create a fictional situation where a detection system is configured to send alerts to our Tines tenant", "keep_events_for": 604800, "disabled": false, "priority": false, "send_to_story_enabled": false, "send_to_story_access_source": "OFF", "send_to_story_access": null, "send_to_story_skill_use_requires_confirmation": true, "shared_team_slugs": [], "entry_agent_id": null, "exit_agents": [], "team_id": 1, "tags": ["Tag 1", "Tag 2"], "guid": "df1e838a18d20696120b41516497b017", "created_at": "2021-05-10T08:56:50Z", "updated_at": "2021-05-10T08:56:50Z", "edited_at": "2021-05-10T08:56:50Z", "mode": "TEST", "folder_id": 1, "published": true, "change_control_enabled": false, "locked": false, "owners": [1], "story_name": "My story", "story_id": 99, "slug": "my_story_test0" } ```