Retrieve Thread Email
Retrieve a single message from a thread.
Returns one message of a thread, in the same shape Retrieve
Thread returns inside messages.
Path Parameters
Section titled “Path Parameters”The Inbox ID.
The Thread ID.
The Email ID, as returned in the thread's messages[].id.
Response Fields
Section titled “Response Fields”-
id(string) — The ID of the message. -
direction(string) — Whether the message was received by the inbox or sent from it. -
from(string) — Sender email address. -
to(string[]) — The recipients of the message. -
cc(string[]) — The CC recipients of the message. -
bcc(string[]) — The BCC recipients of the message. -
reply_to(string[]) — The Reply-To addresses. -
subject(string | null) — The subject of the message. -
message_id(string | null) — The Message-ID header of the message. -
html(string | null) — The HTML body. -
text(string | null) — The plain-text body. -
attachments(array) — The attachments on the message.properties
id(string) — The ID of the attachment.filename(string | null) — The filename of the attachment.size(number | null) — The size of the attachment in bytes.
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read(boolean) — Whether the message has been read. -
received_at(string) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the message arrived or was sent.
import { Resend } from 'resend';
const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');
const { data, error } = await resend.inboxes.threads.emails.get({
inboxId: 'b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1',
threadId: '4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12',
emailId: '5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60',
});curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1/threads/4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12/emails/5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'resend inboxes threads emails get \
--inbox_id b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1 \
--thread_id 4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12 \
--email_id 5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60{
"id": "5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60",
"direction": "inbound",
"from": "Ada Lovelace <ada@example.org>",
"to": ["support@example.com"],
"cc": [],
"bcc": [],
"reply_to": ["replies@example.org"],
"subject": "Refund for order 1041",
"message_id": "<1041@example.org>",
"html": "<p>Could I get a refund for order 1041?</p>",
"text": "Could I get a refund for order 1041?",
"attachments": [
{
"id": "9d4f2b81-6c3a-4e7d-8b12-0a5c6d7e8f90",
"filename": "receipt.pdf",
"size": 20841
}
],
"read": false,
"received_at": "2026-08-05T14:03:11.229Z"
}