Nylas · Schema
Nylas message.updated notification object
Sent when a user modifies or updates a message. 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. |
| date | integer | Unix timestamp when the message was sent. |
| body | string | The HTML body of the message. |
| 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. |
| metadata | object | Custom key-value metadata attached to 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-updated.schema.json",
"title": "Nylas message.updated notification object",
"description": "Sent when a user modifies or updates a message. 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"
}
}
}
},
"date": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unix timestamp when the message was sent."
},
"body": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The HTML body of the message."
},
"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.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Custom key-value metadata attached to the message.",
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"grant_id",
"object"
],
"x-nylas-trigger": "message.updated",
"x-nylas-category": "Messages",
"x-provenance": {
"method": "authored",
"publisher": "Nylas",
"source": "https://developer.nylas.com/docs/reference/notifications/messages/message-updated/",
"derived_from": "nylas/developer.nylas.com@a7995fb6:src/_component-data/notification-schemas.json",
"generated": "2026-09-28"
},
"examples": [
{
"body": "<div dir=\"ltr\">Test with attachments</div>\r\n",
"cc": [
{
"email": "nyla@example.com",
"name": "Nyla"
}
],
"date": 1234567890,
"folders": [
"INBOX"
],
"from": [
{
"email": "leyah@example.com",
"name": "Leyah Miller"
}
],
"grant_id": "<NYLAS_GRANT_ID>",
"id": "<MESSAGE_ID>",
"metadata": {
"key1": "all-meetings",
"key2": "on-site"
},
"object": "message",
"snippet": "This message has an attachment.",
"starred": false,
"subject": "Let's send an attachment",
"thread_id": "<THREAD_ID>",
"to": [
{
"email": "kaveh@example.com"
}
],
"unread": true
}
]
}
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