Method: users.messages.get
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Gets the specified message.
HTTP request
GET https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{userId}/messages/{id}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
userId |
string
The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user.
|
id |
string
The ID of the message to retrieve. This ID is usually retrieved using messages.list. The ID is also contained in the result when a message is inserted (messages.insert) or imported (messages.import).
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
format |
enum (Format)
The format to return the message in.
|
metadataHeaders[] |
string
When given and format is METADATA, only include headers specified.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Message.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://mail.google.com/
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.metadata
For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2025-03-24 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-03-24 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: users.messages.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nGets the specified message.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{userId}/messages/{id}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `userId` | `string` The user's email address. The special value `me` can be used to indicate the authenticated user. |\n| `id` | `string` The ID of the message to retrieve. This ID is usually retrieved using `messages.list`. The ID is also contained in the result when a message is inserted (`messages.insert`) or imported (`messages.import`). |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `format` | `enum (`[Format](/workspace/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/Format)`)` The format to return the message in. |\n| `metadataHeaders[]` | `string` When given and format is `METADATA`, only include headers specified. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Message](/workspace/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/users.messages#Message).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://mail.google.com/`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.metadata`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
