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# Create article draft

> Create a draft from an existing live article.

Use this route to fork an existing live article into a draft for review.

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token containing your Fini workspace API key. Format: `Bearer fini_...` The key needs `write` scope.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Original live article ID to fork from.
</ParamField>

## Body parameters

This route uses the same required content fields as [Create article](/en/api-reference/create-article). `active`, `public`, and `origin` are also accepted here.

## Response

Returns the created draft article object. See [Manage knowledge](/en/api-reference/manage-knowledge) for the shared article fields.

<Note>
  For drafts created from an existing live article, the response typically includes `originalArticleId`, `originalArticleVersion`, and `isDraftPublished: false`.
</Note>

<Note>
  If the source live article does not exist, the current route returns `null` instead of a `404`.
</Note>

## Errors

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="400 Bad Request" icon="circle-exclamation">
    The request body is malformed or one of the required arrays is empty.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="401 Unauthorized" icon="lock">
    The API key is missing, malformed, revoked, or invalid.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="403 Forbidden" icon="shield-halved">
    The API key does not include the `write` scope.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>