Method: users.messages.get

    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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