---
title: "Get just the messages of one thread"
method: GET
path: "/v1/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/threads/{thread_id}/messages"
tags: ["threads"]
---

# Get just the messages of one thread

`GET /v1/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/threads/{thread_id}/messages`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://mbag.ai/api`
- URL: `https://mbag.ai/api/v1/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/threads/{thread_id}/messages`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Same lookup as `GET .../threads/{thread_id}`, returning only its `messages` array.

## Path parameters

- `mailbox_id` integer, required
- `thread_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Messages in the thread, oldest first.

- EmailMessage[]
  - `from` string, nullable, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `preview` string, nullable, required
  - `received_at` string, nullable, required
  - `subject` string, nullable, required
  - `thread_id` string, nullable, required
  - `to` string[], nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid credential, raised by the `ApiKeyAuth` extractor (`backend/src/api_keys.rs`) before the handler runs: no `Authorization` header, a non-`Bearer` scheme, a key that doesn't hash-match any row, or a key whose status isn't `active`. A header that isn't valid UTF-8, has no scheme token, or has `Bearer` with no key value returns 400 with this same JSON shape instead of 401.
- `404`: Mailbox not found (or not owned by the caller).
- `409`: Mailbox has no JMAP credentials provisioned yet.
- `500`: Database error reading mailbox JMAP credentials.
- `502`: Failed to reach or parse the upstream JMAP `/session` response, or the session had no primary mail account.
- `default`: Any other status is Stalwart's own JMAP method-call response passed through verbatim (its status code and JSON body, or `{"error":"Invalid JSON from upstream"}` if the body didn't parse as JSON).

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