> 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/inbound/messages/get-a-message.md).

# Get a message

Returns a single inbound message together with URLs for the raw `.eml` file and for each attachment, plus the decoded HTML and plain-text bodies. URLs expire after one hour.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Inbound","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"messages","description":"Inbound messages are the emails delivered to an inbox. Use these\nendpoints to page through recent messages, fetch the full body and\nattachments, reply to or forward a message, or delete one you no longer\nneed.\n"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap API","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"API token in Api-Token header","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT","description":"Bearer token authentication"}},"parameters":{"inbox_id":{"name":"inbox_id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Inbound inbox ID","schema":{"type":"integer"}},"message_id":{"name":"id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Inbound message ID","schema":{"type":"string"}}},"schemas":{"MessageDetails":{"allOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Message"},{"type":"object","properties":{"attachments":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AttachmentWithDownloadUrl"}},"raw_message_url":{"type":["string","null"],"format":"uri","description":"URL to download the raw `.eml` file. Expires after one hour.\n"},"raw_message_expires_at":{"type":["string","null"],"format":"date-time"},"html_body":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Decoded HTML body. `null` when the message has no HTML part."},"text_body":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Decoded plain-text body. `null` when the message has no text part."}}}]},"Message":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"Mailtrap object ID for the message (not the `Message-ID` header value)."},"inbox_id":{"type":"integer"},"from":{"type":["string","null"]},"to":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"cc":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"bcc":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"reply_to":{"type":["string","null"]},"subject":{"type":["string","null"]},"rfc_message_id":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Value of the original `Message-ID` header."},"in_reply_to":{"type":["string","null"]},"references":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"headers":{"type":["object","null"],"additionalProperties":{"type":"string"},"description":"Selected headers from the original message, lowercased.\n"},"size":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Total size of the raw message in bytes."},"html_size":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Size of the HTML body in bytes. Zero if the message has no HTML part."},"text_size":{"type":["integer","null"],"description":"Size of the plain-text body in bytes. Zero if the message has no text part."},"received_at":{"type":"string","format":"date-time"},"thread_id":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"ID of the thread this message belongs to. Use it with the Threads\nendpoints to fetch the full conversation.\n"},"attachments":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Attachment"}},"forwards":{"type":"array","description":"Outcome of each forward-rule destination this message was\nforwarded to. An empty array when no forward rule matched.\n","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ForwardOutcome"}}}},"Attachment":{"type":"object","properties":{"attachment_id":{"type":"string"},"size":{"type":["integer","null"]},"filename":{"type":["string","null"]},"content_type":{"type":["string","null"]},"content_disposition":{"type":["string","null"],"enum":["attachment","inline",null]},"content_id":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"`Content-ID` header value, used to reference inline attachments\nfrom the HTML body.\n"}}},"ForwardOutcome":{"type":"object","required":["rule_id","rule_name","destination","status","reason","message_id"],"properties":{"rule_id":{"type":"integer","description":"ID of the forward rule that selected this destination."},"rule_name":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Name of the forward rule at the time of forwarding."},"destination":{"type":"string","description":"Address the message was forwarded to."},"status":{"type":"string","enum":["forwarded","rejected"],"description":"`forwarded` when the copy was accepted for sending; `rejected`\nwhen it could not be sent.\n"},"reason":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Why the forward was rejected, e.g. `loop_prevention` or\n`fetch_failed`, or the rejection reason returned by the Email API.\n`null` when `status` is `forwarded`.\n"},"message_id":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Email API UUID of the forwarded (sent) message. `null` when\n`status` is `rejected`.\n"}}},"AttachmentWithDownloadUrl":{"allOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Attachment"},{"type":"object","properties":{"download_url":{"type":["string","null"],"format":"uri","description":"URL to download the attachment. Expires after one hour."},"download_url_expires_at":{"type":["string","null"],"format":"date-time"}}}]},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string"}}},"ForbiddenError":{"type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string"}}}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Unauthorized","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"Forbidden":{"description":"Forbidden. The token lacks the permission required for this operation\n(`Access forbidden`), has no access to the account\n(`Account access forbidden`), or Email API/SMTP is not enabled for the\norganization (empty response body).\n","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ForbiddenError"}}}},"NotFound":{"description":"Not found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/inbound/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{id}":{"get":{"operationId":"getInboundMessage","summary":"Get a message","description":"Returns a single inbound message together with URLs for the\nraw `.eml` file and for each attachment, plus the decoded HTML and\nplain-text bodies. URLs expire after one hour.\n","tags":["messages"],"parameters":[{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/inbox_id"},{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/message_id"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Message details","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/MessageDetails"}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Forbidden"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotFound"}}}}}}
```


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