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get_email

Retrieve full email details including body content, headers, and metadata by providing the email ID obtained from list_emails() or search_emails() results.

Instructions

    Get a specific email by ID.
    
    This tool retrieves the full details of a specific email, including
    the body content, headers, and other metadata.
    
    Prerequisites:
    - The user must be authenticated. Check auth://status resource first.
    - You need an email ID, which can be obtained from list_emails() or search_emails()
    
    Args:
        email_id (str): The ID of the email to retrieve. This ID comes from the
                        list_emails() or search_emails() results.
        
    Returns:
        Dict[str, Any]: The email details including:
            - id: Email ID
            - thread_id: Thread ID
            - subject: Email subject
            - from: Sender information
            - to: Recipient information
            - cc: CC recipients
            - date: Email date
            - body: Email body content
            - snippet: Short snippet of the email
            - labels: Email labels
            - email_link: Direct link to the email in Gmail web interface
            
    Example usage:
    1. First check authentication: access auth://status resource
    2. Get a list of emails: list_emails()
    3. Extract an email ID from the results
    4. Get the full email: get_email(email_id="...")
    5. Always include the email_link when discussing the email with the user
    

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
email_idYes

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