# Bird Email Inbound Messages API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-email-inbound-messages-api/  
**Provider:** Bird — https://apis.io/providers/bird/  
**Base URL:** https://api.bird.com  
**Documentation:** https://docs.bird.com/api

Bird Email Inbound Messages API is one of 65 APIs that [Bird](https://apis.io/providers/bird/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification. Tagged areas include email-inbound-messages. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and an AsyncAPI specification.

Emails received on your behalf, including each parsed message, its body, raw MIME content, and attachments.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages` | List received emails |
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages/{inbound_message_id}` | Get a received email |
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages/{inbound_message_id}/body` | Get a received email's body |
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages/{inbound_message_id}/raw` | Get a received email's raw content |
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages/{inbound_message_id}/attachments` | List a received email's attachments |
| GET | `/v1/email/inbound-messages/{inbound_message_id}/attachments/{attachment_id}` | Get a received email's attachment |

## Machine-readable artifacts (20)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird/refs/heads/main/openapi/bird-email-inbound-messages-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.bird.com/api/channels-api/api-reference/messaging
- **Documentation** — https://bird.com/docs
- **APIReference** — https://bird.com/docs/api
- **Webhooks** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/messagebird-bird-webhooks.yml
- **ToolCrosswalk** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird/refs/heads/main/mcp/messagebird-tool-crosswalk.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird/refs/heads/main/data-model/messagebird-data-model.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/sms-messaging/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/voice-calling/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/voice-messaging/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/conversations/
- **AsyncAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/messagebird-conversations-asyncapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/whatsapp
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/verify/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/lookup/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/hlr/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/contacts/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/numbers/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/balance/
- **Documentation** — https://developers.messagebird.com/api/integrations/

## Other Bird APIs (12)

- [Bird Customer Data API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-customer-data-api/)
- [Bird Phone Numbers API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-phone-numbers-api/)
- [Bird Identity Verification API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-identity-verification-api/)
- [Bird Touchpoints API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-touchpoints-api/)
- [Bird Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-accounts-api/)
- [Bird FAQ API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-faq-api/)
- [Bird Intent API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-intent-api/)
- [Bird SMS Messaging API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-sms-messaging-api/)
- [Bird Channels API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-channels-api/)
- [Bird Contacts API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-contacts-api/)
- [Bird Conversations API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-conversations-api/)
- [Bird Legacy MessageBird API](https://apis.io/apis/bird/bird-legacy-messagebird-api/)

## Tags

email-inbound-messages

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