---
title: "Retrieve Virtual Mailbox"
method: GET
path: "/print-mail/v1/virtual_mailboxes/{id}"
tags: ["Virtual Mailboxes"]
---

# Retrieve Virtual Mailbox

`GET /print-mail/v1/virtual_mailboxes/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- VirtualMailbox — The virtual mailbox object.
  - `id` string, required — A unique ID prefixed with virtual_mailbox_
  - `description` string — An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.
  - `metadata` object — See the section on Metadata.
  - `live` boolean, required — `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — The UTC time at which this resource was created.
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.
  - `object` 'virtual_mailbox', required — Always "virtual_mailbox".
  - `capabilities` VirtualMailboxCapabilities, required — All of the capabilities a virtual mailbox may have.
    - `envelopeScans` boolean, required — Indicates if the virtual mailbox can produce scans of envelopes.
    - `forwardMailTo` Contact
      - `id` string, required — A unique ID prefixed with contact_
      - `description` string — An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.
      - `metadata` object — See the section on Metadata.
      - `live` boolean, required — `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.
      - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — The UTC time at which this resource was created.
      - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.
  - `status` 'active' | 'pending_assignment', required — The possible statuses of virtual mailboxes.
  - `countryCode` 'US', required — All of the supported countries for virtual mailboxes.

## Other responses

- `401` — Access is unauthorized.
- `404` — The server cannot find the requested resource.
- `422` — Client error
- `429` — Client error
- `500` — Server error

## Changes

- **2026-06-12** `54cf11f8a76f` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `capabilities/allOf[#/components/schemas/VirtualMailboxCapabilities]/forwardMailTo/allOf[#/components/schemas/Contact]/secret` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-01** `c8fedcbd705e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/postgrid/apis/postgrid-address-verification-api/changes/print-mail/v1/virtual_mailboxes/:id/get.md)

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