gws-gmail-read

SKILL.md

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

gws gmail +read --id <ID>

Flags

Flag
Required
Default
Description

--id
✓
—
The Gmail message ID to read

--headers
—
—
Include headers (From, To, Subject, Date) in the output

--format
—
text
Output format (text, json)

--html
—
—
Return HTML body instead of plain text

--dry-run
—
—
Show the request that would be sent without executing it

Examples

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