---
title: "Get an inbound address"
method: GET
path: "/v1/email/inbound-addresses/{inbound_address_id}"
tags: ["email-inbound-addresses"]
---

# Get an inbound address

`GET /v1/email/inbound-addresses/{inbound_address_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://us1.platform.bird.com`
- URL: `https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/email/inbound-addresses/{inbound_address_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `bird_session`

Returns a single inbound address: the `address` you forward a mailbox to, and the `label` you gave it. Use [List inbound addresses](/docs/api/reference/list-inbound-addresses) to find IDs. A deleted or unknown address returns `404`.

## Headers

- `X-Workspace-Id` string
- `X-Organization-Id` string

## Response `200`

Inbound address object.

- InboundAddress: An email address we create for you, which receives mail on your behalf. Forward a real mailbox (for example, a support inbox) to this address. Every message sent to it becomes a received email you can retrieve.
  - `id` string, required
  - `address` string, email, required: The address to forward your mailbox to. We generate it when the inbound address is created.
  - `label` string, nullable, required: Your own label for this address, typically the source mailbox it maps to. `null` when unset.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required: When the inbound address was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: When the inbound address was last updated.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Authentication required
- `403`: Insufficient permissions
- `404`: Resource not found
- `422`: The request has invalid field values, violates a business rule, or carries a query parameter the endpoint does not declare. Field validation errors use `type: validation_error` and include the affected fields in `details`. Business-rule errors identify the failed rule in `type`.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded
- `500`: Internal server error

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