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# Retrieve Received Email

> Retrieve a single received email.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The ID for the received email.
</ParamField>

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="html_format" type="'data_uri' | 'cid'">
  Controls how inline images are returned inside `html`. The response echoes
  the form actually served as `html_format` on the body.

  By default (or when set to `data_uri`), inline images appear in `html` as base64 `data:` URIs. Set `html_format=cid` to keep the original `<img src="cid:..." />` references instead. Each `cid:` matches the `content_id` of an attachment, so you can correlate inline images with entries in the `attachments` array and fetch them via the attachment download endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="raw" type="object | null">
  Raw email content download information. Contains a signed URL to download the original email file including all attachments.

  <Expandable defaultOpen="true" title="properties">
    <ParamField body="download_url" type="string">
      Signed CloudFront URL to download the raw email file.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="expires_at" type="string">
      ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the download URL expires.
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```js Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import { Resend } from 'resend';

  const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  const { data, error } = await resend.emails.receiving.get(
    '37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b',
  );
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  $resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

  $resend->emails->receiving->get('37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b');
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import resend

  resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  resend.Emails.Receiving.get(email_id="37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b")
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  require "resend"

  Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

  Resend::Emails::Receiving.get("37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b")
  ```

  ```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import (
  	"context"

  	"github.com/resend/resend-go/v3"
  )

  func main() {
  	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

  	client.Emails.Receiving.GetWithContext(
  		context.TODO(),
  		"37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b",
  	)
  }
  ```

  ```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

  #[tokio::main]
  async fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

    let _email = resend
      .receiving
      .get("37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b")
      .await?;

    Ok(())
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  import com.resend.*;

  public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

      ReceivedEmail email = resend.receiving().get("37e4414c-5e25-4dbc-a071-43552a4bd53b");
    }
  }
  ```

  ```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  using Resend;

  IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" ); // Or from DI

  var resp = await resend.ReceivedEmailRetrieveAsync( new Guid( "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c" ) );
  Console.WriteLine( "Subject={0}", resp.Content.Subject );
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/emails/receiving/4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'
  ```

  ```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  resend emails receiving get 4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
  {
    "object": "email",
    "id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
    "to": ["delivered@resend.dev"],
    "from": "onboarding@resend.dev",
    "created_at": "2026-04-03T22:13:42.674981+00:00",
    "subject": "Hello World",
    "html": "Congrats on sending your <strong>first email</strong>!",
    "html_format": "data_uri",
    "text": null,
    "headers": {
      "from": "Acme <onboarding@resend.dev>",
      "return-path": "lucas.costa@resend.com",
      "mime-version": "1.0"
    },
    "bcc": [],
    "cc": [],
    "reply_to": [],
    "message_id": "<example+123>",
    "raw": {
      "download_url": "https://example.resend.com/receiving/raw/054da427-439a-4e91-b785-e4fb1966285f?Signature=...",
      "expires_at": "2026-04-03T23:13:42.674981+00:00"
    },
    "attachments": [
      {
        "id": "2a0c9ce0-3112-4728-976e-47ddcd16a318",
        "filename": "avatar.png",
        "content_type": "image/png",
        "content_disposition": "inline",
        "content_id": "img001"
      },
      {
        "id": "3b1d0df1-4223-5839-087f-54eedd27b419",
        "filename": "document.pdf",
        "content_type": "application/pdf",
        "content_disposition": null,
        "content_id": null
      }
    ]
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>