# Reply to Thread Email

POST

/

inboxes

/

:inbox\_id

/

threads

/

:thread\_id

/

emails

/

:email\_id

/

reply

:::code-group
```typescript title="Node.js"
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.inboxes.threads.emails.reply({
  inboxId: 'b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1',
  threadId: '4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12',
  emailId: '5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60',
  html: '<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>',
  text: 'Refund issued for order 1041.',
});
```

```shellscript title="cURL"
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1/threads/4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12/emails/5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60/reply' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "html": "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>",
  "text": "Refund issued for order 1041."
}'
```

```shellscript title="CLI"
resend inboxes threads emails reply \
  --inbox_id b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1 \
  --thread_id 4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12 \
  --email_id 5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60 \
  --html "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>" \
  --text "Refund issued for order 1041."
```
:::

:::code-group
```json title="Response"
{
  "id": "6a0c8e58-3d9e-4f7a-8b14-2e3f4a5b6c71",
  "email_id": "6a0c8e58-3d9e-4f7a-8b14-2e3f4a5b6c71",
  "direction": "outbound",
  "from": "support@example.com",
  "to": ["Ada Lovelace <ada@example.org>"],
  "cc": [],
  "bcc": [],
  "reply_to": [],
  "subject": "Re: Refund for order 1041",
  "message_id": null,
  "html": "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>",
  "text": "Refund issued for order 1041.",
  "attachments": [],
  "read": true,
  "received_at": "2026-08-05T14:12:04.110Z"
}
```
:::

::::callout{intent="warning" title="Node.js"}
Inboxes are currently in private beta and only available to a limited number of users. The response shape might change before GA.[Get early access](https://resend.com/help?type=report\&message=I+would+like+early+access+to+Inboxes.\&priority=low) if you’re interested in testing this feature.Once you have access, upgrade your Resend SDK to use the new methods:

:::code-group
```shellscript title="Node.js"
npm install resend@6.28.1-preview-inboxes.1
```

```shellscript title="CLI"
npm install -g resend-cli@2.22.0-preview-inboxes.2
```
:::
::::

Replies from the inbox address. Recipients are taken from the message you reply to. At least one of `html` or `text` is required.

## Path Parameters

## Body Parameters

string

The HTML body.

string

The plain-text body.

string

The subject of the reply. When omitted, the thread subject is used, prefixed with `Re:` if it isn’t already.

## Response Fields

string

The ID of the queued outbound email.

string

The ID of the queued outbound email. Same value as `id`.

string

Always `outbound`.

string

Sender email address.

string\[]

The recipients of the message.

string\[]

The CC recipients of the message.

string\[]

The BCC recipients of the message.

string\[]

Always an empty array.

string

The subject of the sent reply.

string | null

Always `null`.

string | null

The HTML body.

string | null

The plain-text body.

array

The attachments on the message.

:::accordion{title="Hide properties" open="true"}
string

The ID of the attachment.

string | null

The filename of the attachment.

number | null

The size of the attachment in bytes.
:::

boolean

Whether the message has been read.

string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the message was sent.

:::code-group
```typescript title="Node.js"
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.inboxes.threads.emails.reply({
  inboxId: 'b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1',
  threadId: '4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12',
  emailId: '5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60',
  html: '<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>',
  text: 'Refund issued for order 1041.',
});
```

```shellscript title="cURL"
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/inboxes/b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1/threads/4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12/emails/5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60/reply' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d $'{
  "html": "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>",
  "text": "Refund issued for order 1041."
}'
```

```shellscript title="CLI"
resend inboxes threads emails reply \
  --inbox_id b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1 \
  --thread_id 4d8e2a1c-9b3f-4c6d-8a21-3e5f7c9c0d12 \
  --email_id 5b1a9f47-2c8d-4e6f-9a03-1d2e3f4a5b60 \
  --html "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>" \
  --text "Refund issued for order 1041."
```
:::

```json
{
  "id": "6a0c8e58-3d9e-4f7a-8b14-2e3f4a5b6c71",
  "email_id": "6a0c8e58-3d9e-4f7a-8b14-2e3f4a5b6c71",
  "direction": "outbound",
  "from": "support@example.com",
  "to": ["Ada Lovelace <ada@example.org>"],
  "cc": [],
  "bcc": [],
  "reply_to": [],
  "subject": "Re: Refund for order 1041",
  "message_id": null,
  "html": "<p>Refund issued for order 1041.</p>",
  "text": "Refund issued for order 1041.",
  "attachments": [],
  "read": true,
  "received_at": "2026-08-05T14:12:04.110Z"
}
```

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