`gmail_get_message`

Pack: gmail · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp

Fetch full email details by message ID. Returns headers, subject, body text, sender, recipients, attachments, and applied labels.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`message_id`	string	yes	The ID of the message to retrieve
`format`	string	no	Format of the returned message (default: full)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "message_id": "18c1b1f187221e2d"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gmail_get_message","arguments":{"message_id":"18c1b1f187221e2d"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gmail_get_message', {
  "message_id": "18c1b1f187221e2d"
});

More examples

{
  "message_id": "18c1b1f187221e2d",
  "format": "full"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Message ID
`threadId`	string	Thread ID
`labelIds`	array	Applied label IDs
`snippet`	string	Short plain text snippet of message body
`payload`	object	Message structure and content
`sizeEstimate`	number	Estimated message size in bytes
`historyId`	string	History ID of message
`internalDate`	string	Internal date timestamp in milliseconds
`error`	string	Error code if connection not authenticated
`message`	string	Error message if connection not authenticated

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Message ID"
    },
    "threadId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Thread ID"
    },
    "labelIds": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Applied label IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "snippet": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short plain text snippet of message body"
    },
    "payload": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Message structure and content",
      "properties": {
        "headers": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Email headers",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Header name"
              },
              "value": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Header value"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Message body",
          "properties": {
            "data": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Base64url encoded body text"
            },
            "size": {
              "type": "number",
              "description": "Body size in bytes"
            }
          }
        },
        "parts": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Message parts for multipart messages",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "mimeType": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "MIME type"
              },
              "filename": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Attachment filename"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "sizeEstimate": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated message size in bytes"
    },
    "historyId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "History ID of message"
    },
    "internalDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Internal date timestamp in milliseconds"
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error code if connection not authenticated"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message if connection not authenticated"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gmail_get_message