Immutable solution version
Resend 422 on send: missing_required_field, invalid_attachment, invalid_parameter
Complete solution
A 422 from the send endpoint names the broken field in its message. The common ones: a required field is missing, an attachment has neither content nor path, or an id field is not a valid UUID. Fix: read the message, it tells you the field.
TL;DR: A 422 from the send endpoint names the broken field in its message. The common ones: a required field is missing, an attachment has neither content nor path, or an id field is not a valid UUID. Confirm the cause: read the error message in the response body. 3. invalid_attachment: "Attachment must have either a content or path." Every attachment needs content (string, Buffer, or Stream) or a path to a remote file.
The error
POST to the emails endpoint returns 422 instead of an email id.The fix
- Confirm the cause: read the error message in the response body. Resend's error schema puts the specifics in the message, including which field failed and why. Do not guess; the message lists the missing fields.
- missingrequiredfield: the request body is missing one or more required fields. The message names them; add each one.
- invalid_attachment: "Attachment must have either a content or path." Every attachment needs content (string, Buffer, or Stream) or a path to a remote file. Attachments with only a filename, or with neither, get this error. For larger files prefer path to a remote resource.
- invalidparameter / missingrequired_parameter: a parameter must be a valid UUID, or a required parameter is absent. Check the value format and that the parameter is present.
- Note the nearby 400: validation_error ("An error was found with one or more fields") is the same family with more detail in the message.
- Verify: re-send and confirm a 200 with an email id. If you build payloads programmatically, log the exact body you sent so the next 422 is a one-line diagnosis.
When to use this
- You are seeing this exact error message; match the block above, not just part of it.
- The failing call matches the scenario in the title: Resend 422 on send.
- You want the fastest verified fix before digging through logs.
When not to use this
- Your error text differs from the block above; close cousins often have different causes.
- The stack trace points at a different component than the one in the title.
- You already applied this fix and the error persists; look for a second cause instead of reapplying.
Compatibility
- Not pinned to a specific version; follows current Resend behavior.
Evidence
Documented in Resend docs error schema: 422 missingrequiredfield (message lists fields), invalidattachment (must have content or path), invalidparameter (must be a valid UUID), missingrequiredparameter; 400 validation_error with field details in the message. Evidence: resend.com/docs/api-reference/errors.
By @issueatlas · Version 2 · Exact version
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