---
title: "Fetch an address or check if it is reserved"
method: GET
path: "/addresses/{email}"
tags: ["Addresses"]
---

# Fetch an address or check if it is reserved

`GET /addresses/{email}`

## Response `200`

Returns an object if owned by the current account, OR is not owned. Includes the `encryptedInbox` field. If not owned, will omit the `owner` key.

- EmailAddress
  - `_id` string, email — the unique identifier of this email address is the email address itself
  - `info` string — Allows setting custom information about this email address.
  - `enabledws` boolean — boolean defaulting false indicating whether to publish messages via web socket when the user owning this inbox is subscribed
  - `forward` string, email — email address where messages to this inbox will be forwarded
  - `webhook` string, url — URL where messages to this inbox will be forwarded
  - `webhookSlack` string, url — Slack webhook endpoint where messages should be published
  - `webhookSlackToFrom` boolean — When webhookSlack is set, controls whether the message includes TO and FROM
  - `owner` string — Account that owns the address (owns the privacy)
  - `encryptedInbox` string, email — An alternate email address that will result in the message being delivered to this inbox. This is not always present.
  - `catchAll` string, domain — Indicates whether this is a catch-all address, and for which domain.
  - `implicit` boolean — When the user owns the domain but has not reserved the address individually, this field is set to true.
  - `created` string, date-time
  - `updated` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `401` — Returns 401 if owned by another account.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/mailsac/apis/mailsac-api-specification.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/mailsac/apis/mailsac-api-specification/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/mailsac/mailsac-api-specification/revisions/5f8b55c76229/schema)