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Smtp Message Structure
JSON structure documentation for an email message per RFC 5321/5322
Type: object
Properties: 0
SMTPEmailInternet StandardsIETFMessagingProtocolsRFC 5321
Smtp Message Structure is a JSON Structure definition published by SMTP.
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JSON Structure
{
"title": "SMTP Email Message Structure",
"description": "JSON structure documentation for an email message per RFC 5321/5322",
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{"name": "from", "type": "email", "required": true, "description": "Sender email address (RFC 5322 From / SMTP MAIL FROM)"},
{"name": "to", "type": "email|array", "required": true, "description": "Primary recipient(s) (RFC 5322 To / SMTP RCPT TO)"},
{"name": "cc", "type": "email|array", "required": false, "description": "Carbon copy recipients"},
{"name": "bcc", "type": "email|array", "required": false, "description": "Blind carbon copy (not in message headers)"},
{"name": "replyTo", "type": "email", "required": false, "description": "Reply-To address"},
{"name": "subject", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Email subject line"},
{"name": "date", "type": "datetime", "required": false, "description": "Message creation timestamp"},
{"name": "messageId", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Unique message ID in <local@domain> format"},
{"name": "body", "type": "object", "required": false, "description": "Message body content", "fields": [
{"name": "text", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Plain text body"},
{"name": "html", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "HTML body"},
{"name": "mimeType", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "MIME content type"}
]},
{"name": "headers", "type": "object", "required": false, "description": "Additional RFC 5322 headers"},
{"name": "attachments", "type": "array", "required": false, "description": "MIME attachments", "items": {
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{"name": "filename", "type": "string", "required": true},
{"name": "contentType", "type": "string", "required": true},
{"name": "contentId", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "For inline attachments"},
{"name": "disposition", "type": "enum", "required": false, "values": ["attachment", "inline"]},
{"name": "size", "type": "integer", "required": false, "description": "Size in bytes"}
]
}}
]
}