> ## 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.

# List Creatives

> List the creatives in your Creatives library, 24 per page: the default creative of each type first, then most recently updated. A creative pairs an image template with a message template; send one by passing its `id` as `creative_id` to any send or estimate endpoint.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /creatives/
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/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Creatives Library
      summary: List All
      description: >-
        List the creatives in your Creatives library, 24 per page: the default
        creative of each type first, then most recently updated. A creative
        pairs an image template with a message template; send one by passing its
        `id` as `creative_id` to any send or estimate endpoint.
      operationId: getCreatives
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sub_account_id'
        - name: mailer_type
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - postcard
              - postcard6x9
              - postcard6x11
              - letter
              - windowlessletter
              - notecard
              - giftcard
              - magnacard
          description: >-
            Only return creatives of this type. `postcard` is 4x6. Use the type
            you will send: a 6x9 postcard send takes a `postcard6x9` creative.
        - name: complete_only
          in: query
          schema:
            type: boolean
          description: >-
            Only return creatives with both sides present (letters need only a
            message). Only complete creatives can be sent. Pass `1` to turn the
            filter on.
        - name: search
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Only return creatives whose name contains this text.
        - name: include_hidden
          in: query
          schema:
            type: boolean
          description: Include creatives hidden from the library. Pass `1` to turn it on.
        - name: page
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Page number.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/creative'
                  links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/links'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/meta'
              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'
                links:
                  first: https://api.thanks.io/api/v2/creatives?page=1
                  last: https://api.thanks.io/api/v2/creatives?page=1
                  prev: null
                  next: null
                meta:
                  current_page: 1
                  from: 1
                  last_page: 1
                  path: https://api.thanks.io/api/v2/creatives
                  per_page: 24
                  to: 1
                  total: 1
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    sub_account_id:
      name: sub_account_id
      in: query
      description: Filter results by Sub Account ID.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      example: 1
  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
    links:
      type: object
      properties:
        first:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: URL of the first page of results
        last:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: URL of the last page of results
        prev:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: URL of the previous page of results
        next:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: URL of the next page of results
    meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        current_page:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: Current page number
        from:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          example: 1
          description: Index of the first item on the current page
        last_page:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: Total number of pages
        path:
          type: string
          description: Base URL for the resource
        per_page:
          type: integer
          example: 25
          description: Number of items per page
        to:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          example: 1
          description: Index of the last item on the current page
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: Total number of items
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Access token is missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                example: Unauthorized
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication using your thanks.io API key

````

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