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GET
/
inbound
/
messages
/
{id}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234 \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer as_your-api-key'
import requests

url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234"

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer as_your-api-key"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
fetch('https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer as_your-api-key'
  }
})
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
<?php

$messageId = '60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234';
$url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/{$messageId}";

$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: Bearer as_your-api-key'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;
?>
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    url := "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234"

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer as_your-api-key")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

public class GetMessage {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            URL url = new URL("https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234");
            HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

            con.setRequestMethod("GET");
            con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer as_your-api-key");

            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
            String inputLine;
            StringBuilder content = new StringBuilder();
            while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
                content.append(inputLine);
            }
            in.close();
            con.disconnect();

            System.out.println(content.toString());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234')

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer as_your-api-key'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234",
    "messageId": "<[email protected]>",
    "domainName": "support.example.com",
    "from": {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "name": "Jane Customer"
    },
    "to": [
      {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "name": null
      }
    ],
    "cc": [],
    "bcc": [],
    "replyTo": [],
    "subject": "Question about my order",
    "text": "Hi, I wanted to check on the status of order #4821.",
    "html": "<p>Hi, I wanted to check on the status of order #4821.</p>",
    "attachments": [
      {
        "attachmentId": "att_60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b9999",
        "filename": "receipt.pdf",
        "contentType": "application/pdf",
        "size": 20480,
        "index": 0
      }
    ],
    "headers": {
      "from": "Jane Customer <[email protected]>",
      "to": "[email protected]",
      "subject": "Question about my order"
    },
    "spamVerdict": "PASS",
    "virusVerdict": "PASS",
    "spfVerdict": "PASS",
    "dkimVerdict": "PASS",
    "dmarcVerdict": "PASS",
    "status": "PROCESSED",
    "threadId": "60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234",
    "inReplyTo": null,
    "inReplyToEmailActivityId": null,
    "inReplyToInboundEmailId": null,
    "receivedAt": "2026-06-20T10:15:30.000Z"
  }
}
This endpoint uses a standard project API key (AS_ prefix). The message must belong to the project the key is scoped to.
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234 \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer as_your-api-key'
import requests

url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234"

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer as_your-api-key"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
fetch('https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer as_your-api-key'
  }
})
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
<?php

$messageId = '60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234';
$url = "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/{$messageId}";

$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'Authorization: Bearer as_your-api-key'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;
?>
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    url := "https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234"

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer as_your-api-key")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

public class GetMessage {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            URL url = new URL("https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234");
            HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

            con.setRequestMethod("GET");
            con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer as_your-api-key");

            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
            String inputLine;
            StringBuilder content = new StringBuilder();
            while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
                content.append(inputLine);
            }
            in.close();
            con.disconnect();

            System.out.println(content.toString());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.autosend.com/v1/inbound/messages/60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234')

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer as_your-api-key'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234",
    "messageId": "<[email protected]>",
    "domainName": "support.example.com",
    "from": {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "name": "Jane Customer"
    },
    "to": [
      {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "name": null
      }
    ],
    "cc": [],
    "bcc": [],
    "replyTo": [],
    "subject": "Question about my order",
    "text": "Hi, I wanted to check on the status of order #4821.",
    "html": "<p>Hi, I wanted to check on the status of order #4821.</p>",
    "attachments": [
      {
        "attachmentId": "att_60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b9999",
        "filename": "receipt.pdf",
        "contentType": "application/pdf",
        "size": 20480,
        "index": 0
      }
    ],
    "headers": {
      "from": "Jane Customer <[email protected]>",
      "to": "[email protected]",
      "subject": "Question about my order"
    },
    "spamVerdict": "PASS",
    "virusVerdict": "PASS",
    "spfVerdict": "PASS",
    "dkimVerdict": "PASS",
    "dmarcVerdict": "PASS",
    "status": "PROCESSED",
    "threadId": "60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234",
    "inReplyTo": null,
    "inReplyToEmailActivityId": null,
    "inReplyToInboundEmailId": null,
    "receivedAt": "2026-06-20T10:15:30.000Z"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorizations
string | header
required
Project API key header of the form Bearer as_<key>. You can also pass the key via the x-api-key header.

Path Parameters

id
string
required
The unique identifier of the inbound message. The message must belong to the authenticated project.Example: "60d5ec49f1b2c72d9c8b1234"

Response

Message retrieved successfully
success
boolean
Indicates if the request was successfulExample: true
data
object
The full inbound message object

Error Responses

400 - Invalid message ID
object
Returned when the id parameter is not valid.
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
      "message": "Invalid value",
    }
  
}
404 - Message not found
object
Returned when the message does not exist or does not belong to the authenticated project.
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Inbound email not found"
  }
}