We are looking to sync emails directly via the API, but template is a required field.In my head, I have the following kludge in mind:Create Template, return template IDApprove TemplateCreate Email from TemplateApprove EmailUnapprove TemplateDelete TemplateThe problem is that a template cannot be deleted while there are emails attached to it. By editing the code of an email outside of editable elements in the Marketo UI, it breaks it from the template. Is there a way to do this programatically? I don't want to fill up instances with 1:1 Templates to Emails.@David Everly

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Anonymous

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Programatically break an email from a template?

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April 5, 2017
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We are looking to sync emails directly via the API, but template is a required field.

In my head, I have the following kludge in mind:

Create Template, return template ID
Approve Template
Create Email from Template
Approve Email
Unapprove Template
Delete Template

The problem is that a template cannot be deleted while there are emails attached to it. By editing the code of an email outside of editable elements in the Marketo UI, it breaks it from the template. Is there a way to do this programatically? I don't want to fill up instances with 1:1 Templates to Emails.

@David Everly

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Dory_Viscoglio

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Hey Jason, in the past we've done this via a blank template. It requires that you have the API provide all of the code for the subsequent email, but it was a simpler solution than what you've outlined here.

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Anonymous

The only issue I see here is that I need to pass the entire email, not just the contents of an editable area; the <head> contains different information for each email.