> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thanks.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Creative

> Get one creative from your Creatives library, with the image and message templates it pairs.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /creatives/{creativeId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: thanks.io API
  description: >-
    Use the thanks.io API to send postcards, letters, notecards, windowless
    letters, and gift cards.
  contact:
    url: https://thanks.io
    email: support@thanks.io
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.thanks.io/api/v2
    description: The main API server for thanks.io
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Recipients
  - name: Mailing Lists
  - name: Send Mailer
  - name: Order Estimates
  - name: Orders
  - name: Message Templates
  - name: Image Templates
  - name: Creatives Library
    description: >-
      Your Creatives library: saved pairings of an image template and a message
      template. Sending one by `creative_id` is the recommended way to send.
      Creatives are designed in your dashboard; these endpoints list and read
      them so your integration can find the right `creative_id`.
  - name: Handwriting Styles
  - name: Giftcards
  - name: Dynamic Images
    description: ''
  - name: Image Builder
  - name: Sub Accounts
  - name: Webhooks
  - name: Webhook Events
externalDocs:
  description: Learn more about thanks.io
  url: https://docs.thanks.io
paths:
  /creatives/{creativeId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Creatives Library
      summary: Get
      description: >-
        Get one creative from your Creatives library, with the image and message
        templates it pairs.
      operationId: getCreative
      parameters:
        - name: creativeId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The creative's ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/creative'
              example:
                data:
                  id: 501
                  name: Spring open house
                  mailer_type: postcard
                  postcard_size: 4x6
                  sub_account_id: null
                  source: user
                  hidden: false
                  default: true
                  preview_image_url: null
                  thumbnail_url: https://cdn.thanks.io/creative-thumbnails/501.png
                  share_url: >-
                    https://dashboard.thanks.io/creatives/share/6f1c2e9a-8a7d-4b8e-9d37-1c2b3a4d5e6f
                  is_complete: true
                  needs: []
                  image_template:
                    id: 6
                    name: Spring open house
                    type: postcard
                    image: >-
                      https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.thanks.io/user_image_library/1533645532.png
                    is_dynamic: false
                    dynamic_image_url: null
                    canva_id: null
                    default: false
                    created_from_creative_generation_id: null
                    deleted: false
                  message_template:
                    id: 12
                    name: Spring open house
                    type: postcard
                    content: Hi %FIRST_NAME%, spring is here!
                    handwriting_style_id: 7
                    custom_background_url: null
                    skip_creative_generation: false
                    default: false
                    deleted: false
                  back_background: null
                  created_at: '2026-09-27T00:00:00.000000Z'
                  updated_at: '2026-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    creative:
      type: object
      description: >-
        A creative from your Creatives library: a saved pairing of an image
        template and a message template, sent exactly as saved by passing its
        `id` as `creative_id` to any send or estimate endpoint.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Pass this as `creative_id` to send the creative.
        name:
          type: string
        mailer_type:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The type the creative sends as. `postcard` is 4x6.
        postcard_size:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        sub_account_id:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        source:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        hidden:
          type: boolean
        default:
          type: boolean
        preview_image_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        thumbnail_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        share_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        is_complete:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether the creative can be sent: both sides present and not deleted
            (letters need only a message).
        needs:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              - front
              - message
          description: The sides an incomplete creative is missing.
        image_template:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            The front. `deleted` is true when the template was deleted after the
            creative was made.
        message_template:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            The message. `deleted` is true when the template was deleted after
            the creative was made.
        back_background:
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
        created_at:
          type: string
        updated_at:
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Access token is missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                example: Unauthorized
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                example: Not Found
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication using your thanks.io API key

````

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