---
title: "Get a mailbox"
method: GET
path: "/v1/mailboxes/{id}"
tags: ["Mailboxes"]
---

# Get a mailbox

`GET /v1/mailboxes/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.samva.dev`
- URL: `https://api.samva.dev/v1/mailboxes/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns a mailbox with its endpoints and metadata; each endpoint says whether it is the mailbox's default on its channel. Its grants are `GET /v1/mailboxes/{id}/grants` and its send policies `GET /v1/mailboxes/{id}/policies`.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Mailbox

- Mailbox
  - `id` string, required
  - `namespaceId` string, required
  - `slug` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'paused', required
  - `primaryAddress` string, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `metadata` MailboxMetadata, required
  - `endpoints` MailboxEndpoint[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `address` string, required
    - `displayName` string, nullable, required
    - `default` boolean, required
    - `channel` 'email', required
    - `source` 'samvaHosted' | 'verifiedDomain', required
    - `domainId` string, nullable, required
  - `updatedAt` string, required

## Other responses

- `401`: UnauthorizedError
- `403`: ForbiddenError
- `404`: ResourceNotFoundError
- `422`: ValidationError
- `500`: InternalError
- `504`: GatewayTimeoutError

---

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