# Get a Specific Message

{% hint style="info" %}
This is the only GraphQL query that will allow you to get the raw body and the html of the message.
{% endhint %}

## Gets a specific message, by id, from a mailbox.

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.maildrop.cc/graphql`

This GraphQL query takes a mailbox and an id as required parameters. Returns a Message object with valid "data" and "html" fields.

#### Headers

| Name         | Type   | Description      |
| ------------ | ------ | ---------------- |
| Content-Type | String | application/json |

#### Request Body

| Name | Type   | Description                                                                                                        |
| ---- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|      | String | '{"query":"query Example { message(mailbox:\\"testing\\", id:\\"AIm59ihdGy\\") { id headerfrom subject date } }"}' |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json"><strong>{
</strong><strong>    "data": {
</strong><strong>        "message": {
</strong><strong>            "id": "AIm59ihdGy",
</strong><strong>            "headerfrom": "Test &#x3C;test@test.com>",
</strong><strong>            "subject": "Testing!",
</strong><strong>            "date": "2023-02-09T23:51:14.411Z"
</strong><strong>        }
</strong><strong>    }
</strong><strong>}
</strong></code></pre>

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### See Also

* [GraphQL reference type for a Message](https://docs.maildrop.cc/graphql-types/message)

#### Examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="curl" %}

```bash
curl --request POST \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --url https://api.maildrop.cc/graphql \
    --data '{"query":"query Example {\n  message(mailbox:\"testing\", id:\"AIm59ihdGy\") { id headerfrom subject date }\n}"}'
```

returns:

```json
{"data":{"message":{"id":"AIm59ihdGy","headerfrom":"test@test.com","subject":"Testing!","date":"2023-02-09T23:51:14.411Z"}}}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React" %}

```tsx
export const GET_MESSAGE = gql`
    query GetMessage($mailbox: String!, $id: String!) {
        message(mailbox: $mailbox, id: $id) {
            id
            subject
            date
            headerfrom
            data
            html
        }
    }
`;

interface QueryReturn {
    message: Message;
}

interface MyComponentProps {
    mailbox: string;
    id: string;
}

const MyComponent = (props: MyComponentProps) => {
    const { loading, error, data } = useQuery<QueryReturn>(GET_MESSAGE, {
        variables: { mailbox: props.mailbox, id: props.id },
    });
    return (
        <div>
            {loading && <div>Loading...</div>}
            {!loading && error && <div>There was an error.</div>}
            {!loading && data?.message && <div>Message: {data.message.subject}</div>}            
        </div>
    );
};
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.maildrop.cc/api-reference/get-a-specific-message.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.