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# PublishDraftPost

# Package: blog

# Namespace: DraftPostService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/blog/draft-posts/publish-draft-post.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Blog: SCOPE.DC-BLOG.MANAGE-BLOG

## Introduction

Publishes a draft post by ID. This creates a new [post](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/blog/posts-stats/post-object.md)
with the data from the draft post.

If the draft post was already published, the published post will be updated with the latest values
from the draft post.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: publishDraftPost
 Description: Publishes a draft post by GUID. This creates a new [post](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/blog/posts-stats/post-object.md) with the data from the draft post.  If the draft post was already published, the published post will be updated with the latest values from the draft post.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/blog/v3/draft-posts/{draftPostId}/publish
 Method: POST
 Return type: PublishDraftPostResponse
  - name: postId | type: string | description: Published post GUID. 


```

### Examples

### PublishDraftPost
```curl
~~~cURL
curl -X POST \
 'https://www.wixapis.com/blog/v3/draft-posts/894a58a2-dc75-422d-9ca6-00a489750dfd/publish' \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>'
~~~
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.blog.DraftPostService.publishDraftPost(draftPostId)
 Description: Publishes a draft post by GUID. This creates a new [post](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/blog/posts-stats/post-object.md) with the data from the draft post.  If the draft post was already published, the published post will be updated with the latest values from the draft post.
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  draftPostId
 Method parameters: 
   param name: draftPostId | type: string | description: Draft post GUID. | required: true
 Return type: PROMISE<PublishDraftPostResponse>
  - name: postId | type: string | description: Published post GUID. 


```

### Examples

### Publish a draft post (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { draftPosts } from '@wix/blog';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

const elevatedPublishDraftPost = auth.elevate(draftPosts.publishDraftPost);

// Sample draftPostId value = "6f4d3a1e-dec6-4818-b8b0-9fb62862aa5b"

export async function myPublishDraftPostFunction(draftPostId) {
    try {
      const publishedPost = await elevatedPublishDraftPost(draftPostId);
      console.log('Successfully published the following post:', publishedPost);
      return draftPostId;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }

/* Promise resolves to:
* {
*   "postId": "6f4d3a1e-dec6-4818-b8b0-9fb62862aa5b"
*  }
*/
```

### Publish a draft post
```javascript
import { draftPosts } from '@wix/blog';

// Sample draftPostId value = "6f4d3a1e-dec6-4818-b8b0-9fb62862aa5b"

export async function myPublishDraftPostFunction(draftPostId) {
    try {
      const publishedPost = await draftPosts.publishDraftPost(draftPostId);
      console.log('Successfully published the following post:', publishedPost);
      return draftPostId;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }

/* Promise resolves to:
* {
*   "postId": "6f4d3a1e-dec6-4818-b8b0-9fb62862aa5b"
*  }
*/
```

### publishDraftPost (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { draftPosts } from '@wix/blog';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { draftPosts },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function publishDraftPost(draftPostId) {
  const response = await myWixClient.draftPosts.publishDraftPost(draftPostId);
};
```

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