gmail +read#

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Read a message and extract its body or headers

Usage#

bash

gws gmail +read --id <ID>

Flags#

FlagRequiredDefaultDescription--id✓—The Gmail message ID to read--headers——Include headers (From, To, Subject, Date) in the output--format—textOutput format (text, json)--html——Return HTML body instead of plain text--dry-run——Show the request that would be sent without executing it

Examples#

bash

gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --headers
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --format json | jq '.body'

Tips#

• Converts HTML-only messages to plain text automatically.
• Handles multipart/alternative and base64 decoding.

See Also#

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands