Mailtrap

Mailtrap Messages API

Inspect captured messages

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.mailtrap.io/developers
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GettingStarted
https://docs.mailtrap.io/docs/sending-emails-overview
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Documentation
https://docs.mailtrap.io/docs/email-sandbox-overview

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mailtrap/refs/heads/main/openapi/mailtrap-messages-api-openapi.yml

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Reference
https://api-docs.mailtrap.io/

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OpenAPI Specification

mailtrap-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Mailtrap Email Sending Inboxes Messages API
  description: The Mailtrap Email Sending API allows sending transactional and bulk emails with high deliverability. It follows REST principles and supports authentication via API tokens, with all requests sent over HTTPS. The API exposes a JSON-based send endpoint and a batch endpoint capable of delivering up to 500 emails in a single request.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Mailtrap Support
    url: https://help.mailtrap.io/
  termsOfService: https://mailtrap.io/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://send.api.mailtrap.io
  description: Transactional email production
- url: https://bulk.api.mailtrap.io
  description: Bulk stream production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Messages
  description: Inspect captured messages
paths:
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages:
    get:
      operationId: listMessages
      summary: List captured messages in an inbox
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated messages
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getMessage
      summary: Get a captured message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
    patch:
      operationId: updateMessage
      summary: Update message attributes (e.g. mark read)
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message updated
    delete:
      operationId: deleteMessage
      summary: Delete a captured message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Message deleted
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/forward:
    post:
      operationId: forwardMessage
      summary: Forward a captured message to a confirmed recipient
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message forwarded
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/spam_report:
    get:
      operationId: getSpamReport
      summary: Get spam analysis for a message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Spam analysis report
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/analyze:
    get:
      operationId: getHtmlAnalyze
      summary: Get HTML validation and compatibility report
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HTML analysis report
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/body.txt:
    get:
      operationId: getMessageBodyText
      summary: Get plain text body of a message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Plain text body
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/body.html:
    get:
      operationId: getMessageBodyHtml
      summary: Get HTML body of a message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HTML body
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/body.raw:
    get:
      operationId: getMessageBodyRaw
      summary: Get raw message body
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Raw message
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/body.eml:
    get:
      operationId: getMessageEml
      summary: Download message in standard .eml format
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: EML file
  /api/accounts/{account_id}/inboxes/{inbox_id}/messages/{message_id}/mail_headers:
    get:
      operationId: getMessageHeaders
      summary: Get email headers for a message
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InboxId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MessageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Header collection
components:
  parameters:
    MessageId:
      name: message_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    AccountId:
      name: account_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    InboxId:
      name: inbox_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
  schemas:
    Message:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        inbox_id:
          type: integer
        subject:
          type: string
        sent_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        from_email:
          type: string
        from_name:
          type: string
        to_email:
          type: string
        to_name:
          type: string
        is_read:
          type: boolean
        html_body_size:
          type: integer
        text_body_size:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Mailtrap Email API Documentation
  url: https://docs.mailtrap.io/