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# Get clean thread content

> Returns a cursor-paginated clean JSON view of messages in a thread. Attachment output is metadata only; attachment contents are not parsed by this endpoint.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi-app.json get /mailbox/threads/{thread_id}/content
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: Programmatic access to your Sendmux email infrastructure.
  title: Sendmux API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: API v1
    url: https://app.sendmux.ai/api/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /mailbox/threads/{thread_id}/content:
    get:
      tags:
        - Mailbox API
      summary: Get clean thread content
      description: >-
        Returns a cursor-paginated clean JSON view of messages in a thread.
        Attachment output is metadata only; attachment contents are not parsed
        by this endpoint.
      operationId: mailboxGetThreadContent
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: thread_id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: part
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Body part to return. `auto` prefers text when available.
            enum:
              - auto
              - text
              - html
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: max_body_chars
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Maximum body characters to return before truncation.
            maximum: 1000000
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
        - in: query
          name: strip_signature
          required: false
          schema:
            description: When true, remove detected email signatures.
            type: boolean
        - in: query
          name: strip_quotes
          required: false
          schema:
            description: When true, remove quoted reply text.
            type: boolean
        - in: query
          name: include_links
          required: false
          schema:
            description: When true, include links extracted from the body.
            type: boolean
        - in: query
          name: include_html
          required: false
          schema:
            description: When true, include HTML content when available.
            type: boolean
        - in: query
          name: include_headers
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Header detail to include in the response.
            enum:
              - none
              - selected
              - full
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: include_attachments
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Attachment detail to include. Contents are not returned.
            enum:
              - none
              - metadata
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: cursor
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: limit
          required: false
          schema:
            maximum: 100
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
        - in: query
          name: sort
          required: false
          schema:
            enum:
              - asc
              - desc
            type: string
        - in: header
          name: If-None-Match
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: >-
            Mailbox public ID to target when the credential grants access to
            more than one mailbox. Omit when the credential is scoped to exactly
            one mailbox.
          in: query
          name: mailbox_id
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxThreadContentResponse'
          description: Clean thread content
        '304':
          description: Not modified
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: Invalid query parameter
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: Thread not found
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    MailboxThreadContentResponse:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope'
        - properties:
            data:
              items:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxMessageContent'
                  - type: object
              type: array
            meta:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxThreadContentMeta'
            pagination:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CursorPagination'
          required:
            - data
            - pagination
          type: object
      unevaluatedProperties: false
    ApiError:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        error:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            code:
              description: Machine-readable error code
              enum:
                - invalid_parameter
                - missing_parameter
                - authentication_required
                - insufficient_permissions
                - not_found
                - conflict
                - limit_exceeded
                - idempotency_conflict
                - payload_too_large
                - validation_error
                - rate_limit_exceeded
                - service_unavailable
                - internal_error
              example: invalid_parameter
              type: string
            doc_url:
              description: Link to relevant documentation
              type: string
            errors:
              description: >-
                Accumulated per-field issues for validation errors. Only present
                on 400/422 responses.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorDetail'
              type: array
            message:
              description: Human-readable error description
              type: string
            param:
              description: The parameter that caused the error
              type: string
            retryable:
              description: >-
                Whether the caller may safely retry this request. 4xx are
                typically false (except 429); 5xx are typically true.
              example: false
              type: boolean
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - retryable
          type: object
        meta:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            request_id:
              example: req_clxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
              type: string
          required:
            - request_id
          type: object
        ok:
          enum:
            - false
          type: boolean
      required:
        - ok
        - error
        - meta
      type: object
    SuccessEnvelope:
      properties:
        meta:
          additionalProperties: {}
          properties: {}
          type: object
        ok:
          enum:
            - true
          type: boolean
      required:
        - ok
        - meta
      type: object
    MailboxMessageContent:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        attachments:
          description: >-
            Attachment metadata only. Attachment contents are not parsed by this
            endpoint.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAttachment'
          type: array
        body:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            extracted_links:
              items:
                type: string
              type: array
            format:
              enum:
                - text
                - html
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            html:
              description: >-
                HTML body when requested. Returned as a JSON string and not as
                rendered content.
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            is_truncated:
              type: boolean
            quotes_stripped:
              type: boolean
            signature_stripped:
              type: boolean
            text:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            truncated_at_chars:
              type:
                - integer
                - 'null'
          required:
            - format
            - text
            - html
            - is_truncated
            - truncated_at_chars
            - signature_stripped
            - quotes_stripped
            - extracted_links
          type: object
        dates:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            received_at:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            sent_at:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
          required:
            - received_at
            - sent_at
          type: object
        headers:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxContentHeaders'
        id:
          description: Message ID
          type: string
        participants:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            bcc:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
              type: array
            cc:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
              type: array
            from:
              allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
                - type:
                    - object
                    - 'null'
            reply_to:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
              type: array
            to:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
              type: array
          required:
            - from
            - to
            - cc
            - bcc
            - reply_to
          type: object
        states:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            email_state:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            option_hash:
              type: string
          required:
            - email_state
            - option_hash
          type: object
        subject:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        thread_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
      required:
        - id
        - thread_id
        - subject
        - participants
        - dates
        - body
        - headers
        - attachments
        - states
      type:
        - object
        - 'null'
    MailboxThreadContentMeta:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        participants:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
          type: array
        request_id:
          type: string
        states:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            email_state:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            option_hash:
              type: string
            thread_state:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
          required:
            - thread_state
            - email_state
            - option_hash
          type: object
        thread_id:
          type: string
      required:
        - request_id
        - thread_id
        - participants
        - states
      type: object
    CursorPagination:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        next_cursor:
          type: string
      required:
        - has_more
      type: object
    ApiErrorDetail:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: >-
            Machine-readable issue code from the validator (e.g. zod issue
            code).
          example: invalid_string
          type: string
        field:
          description: Dot-path of the offending request field.
          example: recipient.email
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable issue description.
          type: string
      required:
        - field
        - code
        - message
      type: object
    MailboxAttachment:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        content_id:
          description: Content ID for inline attachments, when present.
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        content_type:
          example: application/pdf
          type: string
        disposition:
          example: attachment
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        download_url:
          description: >-
            Short-lived URL for this exact attachment. Fetch it promptly; if it
            expires, call the message or attachment metadata endpoint again to
            receive a fresh URL.
          example: >-
            https://app.sendmux.ai/api/v1/mailbox/messages/msg_123/attachment-downloads/attref_abc123?download_token=...
          type: string
        filename:
          example: invoice.pdf
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        id:
          description: Attachment blob ID.
          type: string
        size_bytes:
          example: 12345
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
      required:
        - id
        - filename
        - content_type
        - size_bytes
        - disposition
        - content_id
      type: object
    MailboxContentHeaders:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        full:
          items:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              value:
                type: string
            required:
              - name
              - value
            type: object
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        mode:
          enum:
            - none
            - selected
            - full
          type: string
        selected:
          properties:
            in_reply_to:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            message_id:
              items:
                type: string
              type: array
            references:
              items:
                type: string
              type: array
            reply_to:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MailboxAddress'
              type: array
          required:
            - message_id
            - in_reply_to
            - references
            - reply_to
          type:
            - object
            - 'null'
      required:
        - mode
        - selected
        - full
      type: object
    MailboxAddress:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        email:
          example: agent@example.com
          format: email
          type: string
        name:
          example: Support
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
      required:
        - email
        - name
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: >-
        Sendmux API key. Use a root API key for Management API routes, or a
        mailbox credential for Mailbox API routes. Obtain keys from the
        dashboard under API Keys.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````