> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mailtrap.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mailtrap.io/developers/email-sandbox/messages/get-messages.md).

# Get messages

Get all messages in the sandbox. The response contains up to 30 messages. Use `last_id` or `page` to retrieve more.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Email Sandbox","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Messages","description":"Interactions with messages"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap API","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Pass the API token in the Api-Token","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT"}},"schemas":{"SandboxMessage":{"title":"Sandbox message","type":"object","description":"Email message captured in a Sandbox. Body URLs are often under `/api/testing_message_parts/...` rather than nested under `/api/accounts/.../messages/...`.\n`blacklists_report_info` may contain only `result` or the full report. `template_variables` is set when the message was sent from a template.\n","properties":{"id":{"type":"integer"},"sandbox_id":{"type":"integer"},"subject":{"type":"string"},"sent_at":{"type":"string"},"from_email":{"type":"string"},"from_name":{"type":"string"},"to_email":{"type":"string"},"to_name":{"type":"string"},"email_size":{"type":"integer"},"is_read":{"type":"boolean"},"created_at":{"type":"string"},"updated_at":{"type":"string"},"template_id":{"type":"integer"},"template_variables":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"additionalProperties":true},"html_body_size":{"type":"integer"},"text_body_size":{"type":"integer"},"human_size":{"type":"string"},"html_path":{"type":"string"},"txt_path":{"type":"string"},"raw_path":{"type":"string"},"download_path":{"type":"string"},"html_source_path":{"type":"string"},"blacklists_report_info":{"type":"object","properties":{"result":{"type":"string","enum":["success","pending","error"]},"domain":{"type":"string"},"ip":{"type":"string"},"report":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"},"in_black_list":{"type":"boolean"}}}}}},"smtp_information":{"type":"object","properties":{"ok":{"type":"boolean"},"data":{"type":"object","properties":{"mail_from_addr":{"type":"string"},"client_ip":{"type":"string"},"rcpt_to_addrs":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}}}}},"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}}},"responses":{"UNAUTHENTICATED":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/messages":{"get":{"summary":"Get messages","description":"Get all messages in the sandbox. The response contains up to 30 messages. Use `last_id` or `page` to retrieve more.","tags":["Messages"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"lists messages","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/SandboxMessage"}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UNAUTHENTICATED"},"403":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string"}}}}}}},"operationId":"getSandboxEmailMessage","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"query","name":"search","description":"Search query string. Matches `subject`, `to_email`,  and `to_name`."},{"schema":{"type":"number","minimum":1},"in":"query","name":"last_id","description":"If specified, a page of records before `last_id` is  returned. Overrides `page` if both are given."},{"schema":{"type":"number","minimum":1},"in":"query","name":"page","description":"Page number for paginated results."}]}}}}
```


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