---
title: "Read a bounded stored body using an exact message handle from inbox search; rechecks mailbox and record privacy"
method: GET
path: "/email/inbox/messages/{messageHandle}"
tags: ["email"]
---

# Read a bounded stored body using an exact message handle from inbox search; rechecks mailbox and record privacy

`GET /email/inbox/messages/{messageHandle}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1/email/inbox/messages/{messageHandle}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Read a bounded stored body using an exact message handle from inbox search; rechecks mailbox and record privacy.

## Path parameters

- `messageHandle` string, required

## Query parameters

- `format` 'text' | 'html'
- `maxBytes` integer

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `header` object, required
    - `messageHandle` string, required
    - `threadHandle` string, required
    - `mailboxId` string, required
    - `from` object, required
      - `email` string, required
      - `name` string
    - `to` object[], required
      - `email` string, required
      - `name` string
    - `subject` string, required
    - `at` number, required
    - `dateSource` 'sentAt' | 'createdAt', required
    - `direction` 'inbound' | 'outbound', required
    - `status` string, required
    - `hasAttachments` boolean, required
    - `headersTruncated` boolean, required
  - `coverage` object, required
    - `source` 'synced', required
    - `scope` 'mailbox_linked_messages', required
    - `mailboxId` string, required
    - `mailboxEmail` string, required
    - `mailboxStatus` string, required
    - `ingestionMode` string, required
    - `phase` string, required
    - `syncStatus` string, nullable, required
    - `lastPolledAt` number, nullable, required
    - `lastBackfillCompletedAt` number, nullable, required
    - `oldestSeenAt` number, nullable, required
    - `backfillStatus` string, nullable, required
    - `backfillCapped` boolean, required
    - `providerComplete` false, required
    - `privacyLimited` boolean, required
  - `body` object, required
    - `format` 'text' | 'html', required
    - `content` string, required
    - `truncated` boolean, required
    - `totalBytes` number, required
  - `recipients` object, required
    - `to` object[], required
      - `email` string, required
      - `name` string
    - `cc` object[], required
      - `email` string, required
      - `name` string
    - `bcc` object[], required
      - `email` string, required
      - `name` string
    - `truncated` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Missing or invalid authentication
- `404`: Operation or resource not found
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/revisions/4a145b38f19c?raw)