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# Create Scheduled Action

> Schedule an SMS or call for future delivery

Create a new scheduled action to be executed at a specific time.

## Request Body

<ParamField body="action_type" type="string" required>
  Type of action to schedule. Currently supported: `send_sms`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="scheduled_at" type="string" required>
  When to execute the action. Must be ISO 8601 format with timezone (e.g., `2026-01-15T10:00:00-08:00`)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="parameters" type="object" required>
  Action-specific parameters (see below)
</ParamField>

### SMS Parameters

<ParamField body="parameters.recipient_phone" type="string" required>
  Recipient phone number in E.164 format
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="parameters.recipient_name" type="string">
  Recipient name for reference
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="parameters.message" type="string" required>
  Message content to send
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="parameters.sender_number" type="string">
  Your Magpipe number to send from. Defaults to your primary number.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  UUID of the scheduled action
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="action_type" type="string">
  Type of action
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="scheduled_at" type="string">
  Scheduled execution time
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Current status: `pending`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="parameters" type="object">
  Action parameters
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  When the action was created
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.magpipe.ai/functions/v1/scheduled-actions" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "action_type": "send_sms",
      "scheduled_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00-08:00",
      "parameters": {
        "recipient_phone": "+14155551234",
        "recipient_name": "John Smith",
        "message": "Your appointment is in 1 hour!"
      }
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 201 theme={null}
  {
    "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "action_type": "send_sms",
    "scheduled_at": "2026-01-15T18:00:00.000Z",
    "status": "pending",
    "parameters": {
      "recipient_phone": "+14155551234",
      "recipient_name": "John Smith",
      "message": "Your appointment is in 1 hour!",
      "sender_number": "+16045559876"
    },
    "created_at": "2026-01-14T12:00:00.000Z",
    "retry_count": 0
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 theme={null}
  {
    "error": "scheduled_at must be in the future"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>