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# Get an email message

> Retrieves a single email message by its ID.

<Note>
  Returns an [email message](/api-reference/objects/email-message) object.
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /inbox/email/messages/{emailMessageId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Alta API
  description: >-
    The Alta public API allows you to programmatically access and manage your
    campaigns, prospects, companies, persons, email messages, LinkedIn messages,
    calls, reps, tags, and trigger assistant calls.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.altahq.com/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /inbox/email/messages/{emailMessageId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Inbox
      summary: Get an email message
      description: Retrieves a single email message by its ID.
      operationId: getEmailMessage
      parameters:
        - name: emailMessageId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The UUID of the email message.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The email message object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailMessage'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    EmailMessage:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseEntity'
        - type: object
          required:
            - subject
            - body
            - recipients
            - sentAt
            - objectType
          properties:
            objectType:
              type: string
              enum:
                - email_message
            emailThreadId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the email thread this message belongs to.
            subject:
              type: string
              description: The email subject line.
            body:
              type: string
              description: The email body content.
            from:
              allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailMessageContactInfo'
              nullable: true
              description: The sender of the email.
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - manual
                - campaign
                - reply_agent
                - received
              description: The type of the email message.
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
                - sent
                - draft
              description: The status of the email message.
            prospectId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the prospect associated with this message.
            repId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the rep associated with this message.
            recipients:
              type: object
              required:
                - to
              properties:
                to:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailMessageContactInfo'
                  description: Primary recipients.
                cc:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailMessageContactInfo'
                  description: CC recipients.
                bcc:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailMessageContactInfo'
                  description: BCC recipients.
            sentAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Timestamp when the email was sent.
    BaseEntity:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - objectType
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
        objectType:
          type: string
          description: The type of this object.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was created.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was last updated.
    EmailMessageContactInfo:
      type: object
      required:
        - name
        - email
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the contact.
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Email address of the contact.
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
        - message
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed - invalid or missing API token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
            message: Invalid API token
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: NotFound
            message: Resource not found
    RateLimited:
      description: >-
        Too many requests - you've exceeded the rate limit of 100 requests per
        minute.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: TooManyRequests
            message: Rate limit exceeded. Please retry after 60 seconds.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API token authentication. Generate a token from the Alta dashboard and
        pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

````