Nylas · Schema
Nylas message.created notification object
Sent when a new message arrives or is synced for a user. This schema describes `data.object` inside the Nylas notification envelope.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | The Nylas message ID. |
| grant_id | string | The grant ID that owns this message. |
| object | string | Always `message`. |
| thread_id | string | The thread this message belongs to. |
| subject | string | The message subject line. |
| from | array | Sender information. |
| to | array | Primary recipients. |
| cc | array | CC recipients. |
| bcc | array | BCC recipients. |
| reply_to | array | Reply-to addresses. |
| date | integer | Unix timestamp when the message was sent. |
| body | string | The HTML body of the message. Omitted in truncated notifications. |
| snippet | string | A short plaintext preview of the message body. |
| starred | boolean | Whether the message is starred/flagged. |
| unread | boolean | Whether the message is unread. |
| folders | array | Folder names the message belongs to (e.g. `INBOX`, `SENT`). |
| attachments | array | Attachment metadata. Does not include file content. |
| metadata | object | Custom key-value metadata you attached when sending the message. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nylas/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nylas-message-created.schema.json",
"title": "Nylas message.created notification object",
"description": "Sent when a new message arrives or is synced for a user. This schema describes `data.object` inside the Nylas notification envelope.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Nylas message ID."
},
"grant_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The grant ID that owns this message."
},
"object": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Always `message`.",
"enum": [
"message"
]
},
"thread_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The thread this message belongs to."
},
"subject": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The message subject line."
},
"from": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Sender information.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the sender."
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email",
"description": "Email address of the sender."
}
}
}
},
"to": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Primary recipients.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email"
}
}
}
},
"cc": {
"type": "array",
"description": "CC recipients.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email"
}
}
}
},
"bcc": {
"type": "array",
"description": "BCC recipients.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email"
}
}
}
},
"reply_to": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Reply-to addresses.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email"
}
}
}
},
"date": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unix timestamp when the message was sent."
},
"body": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The HTML body of the message. Omitted in truncated notifications."
},
"snippet": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A short plaintext preview of the message body."
},
"starred": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the message is starred/flagged."
},
"unread": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the message is unread."
},
"folders": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Folder names the message belongs to (e.g. `INBOX`, `SENT`).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"attachments": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Attachment metadata. Does not include file content.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Attachment ID. Use with the [Attachments API](/docs/reference/api/attachments/) to download."
},
"filename": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Original filename."
},
"content_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "MIME type."
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Size in bytes."
},
"is_inline": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the attachment is an inline image."
},
"content_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Content ID for inline attachments (used in HTML img tags). Only present for inline attachments."
},
"content_disposition": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Content-Disposition header value."
}
}
}
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Custom key-value metadata you attached when sending the message.",
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"grant_id",
"object"
],
"x-nylas-trigger": "message.created",
"x-nylas-category": "Messages",
"x-provenance": {
"method": "authored",
"publisher": "Nylas",
"source": "https://developer.nylas.com/docs/reference/notifications/messages/message-created/",
"derived_from": "nylas/developer.nylas.com@a7995fb6:src/_component-data/notification-schemas.json",
"generated": "2026-09-28"
},
"examples": [
{
"id": "<MESSAGE_ID>",
"grant_id": "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>",
"object": "message",
"thread_id": "<THREAD_ID>",
"subject": "Let's send an attachment",
"from": [
{
"email": "swag@example.com",
"name": "Nylas Swag"
}
],
"to": [
{
"email": "nyla@example.com"
}
],
"cc": [
{
"email": "kaveh@example.com"
}
],
"bcc": [
{
"email": "leyah@example.com"
}
],
"reply_to": [],
"date": 1723821981,
"body": "<div dir=\"ltr\">Test with attachments</div>\r\n",
"snippet": "This message has an attachment.",
"starred": false,
"unread": false,
"folders": [
"SENT"
],
"attachments": [
{
"id": "<ATTACHMENT_ID>",
"filename": "image.jpg",
"content_type": "image/jpeg; name=\"image.jpg\"",
"size": 4860136,
"is_inline": false,
"content_id": "<CID>",
"content_disposition": "attachment; filename=\"image.jpg\"",
"grant_id": "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>"
}
],
"metadata": {
"key1": "all-meetings",
"key2": "on-site"
}
}
]
}
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