---
title: "Read a message (iCloud Mail)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/icloud_mail/read"
tags: ["read"]
---

# Read a message (iCloud Mail)

`POST /v1/icloud_mail/read`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://muse.space`
- URL: `https://muse.space/v1/icloud_mail/read`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Read one message as headers, plain body text and attachment details, with one-time codes and reset links removed.

## Request body

- MailReadInput
  - `id` string, required: Message `id` from search or an event.
  - `max_chars` integer: Most characters of body text to return.
  - `cursor` string: `next_cursor` of the previous part, to continue.
  - `mark_read` boolean: Also mark the message as read, which needs write access.

## Response `200`

The result.

- MailReadOutput
  - `id` string, required
  - `date` string, date-time, required
  - `from` string, required
  - `to` string[], required
  - `cc` string[]
  - `reply_to` string
  - `subject` string, required
  - `unread` boolean, required
  - `flagged` boolean, required
  - `body_text` string, required
  - `truncated` boolean, required
  - `next_cursor` string, nullable, required
  - `attachments` object[], required
    - `part` string, required
    - `filename` string, required
    - `mime_type` string, required
    - `size_bytes` integer, required
  - `filtered` object, required
    - `one_time_codes` integer, required
    - `reset_links` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401`: `unauthorized`, `token_revoked`, `token_expired`
- `403`: `forbidden`, `recipient_not_allowed`
- `404`: `not_found`
- `409`: `reconnect_required`, `changed_since_read`
- `413`: `too_large`
- `422`: `invalid_arguments`, `unreadable`
- `429`: `rate_limited`, `send_cap_reached`, `send_cooldown`
- `500`: `internal`
- `502`: `upstream_unavailable`, `upstream_rejected`, `delivery_unconfirmed`

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