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Is it possible to have HTML content in Gmail.Draft's update method? (body: String)

Is it possible to have HTML content in Gmail.Draft's update method?

In Gmail.Draft's update method, having retrieved a Draft email, like:

var draft = GmaailApp.getDrafts()[0];

Updating works for plain text: draft.update(recipients, subject, "New text for the draft");

But is it possible to replace the Body content with HTML content? (the Body parameter is String)

draft.update(recipients, subject, "<b>New text</b> for the draft"); // doesn't work

Solution

  • In order to set HTML body, you have to use the advanced parameter htmlBody:

    const options = {
  htmlBody: "<b>New text</b> for the draft"
}
draft.update(recipients, subject, "", options)

    If you provide that parameter, the body parameter is ignored.

    Reference: