inbox.email.received

{
  "type": "inbox.email.received",
  "created_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z",
  "data": {
    "source": "system",
    "inbox_id": "b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1",
    "thread_id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
    "email_id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
    "thread": {
      "object": "inbox_thread",
      "id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "folder": "inbox",
      "labels": [],
      "read": false
    },
    "email": {
      "id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
      "direction": "inbound",
      "from": "Steve Wozniak <steve.wozniak@gmail.com>",
      "to": ["support@example.com"],
      "cc": [],
      "bcc": [],
      "reply_to": [],
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "message_id": "<CAF7c1f0a2e5d3b@mail.gmail.com>",
      "attachments": [
        {
          "id": "2a0c9ce0-3112-4728-976e-47ddcd16a318",
          "filename": "invoice.pdf",
          "size": 48213
        }
      ],
      "read": false,
      "received_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}

{
  "type": "inbox.email.received",
  "created_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z",
  "data": {
    "source": "system",
    "inbox_id": "b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1",
    "thread_id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
    "email_id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
    "thread": {
      "object": "inbox_thread",
      "id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "folder": "inbox",
      "labels": [],
      "read": false
    },
    "email": {
      "id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
      "direction": "inbound",
      "from": "Steve Wozniak <steve.wozniak@gmail.com>",
      "to": ["support@example.com"],
      "cc": [],
      "bcc": [],
      "reply_to": [],
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "message_id": "<CAF7c1f0a2e5d3b@mail.gmail.com>",
      "attachments": [
        {
          "id": "2a0c9ce0-3112-4728-976e-47ddcd16a318",
          "filename": "invoice.pdf",
          "size": 48213
        }
      ],
      "read": false,
      "received_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}

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Event triggered whenever an inbound email is added to a thread. Note: source is always system, because the email pipeline sends this event, even when the API or an agent sent the email.

Response Body Parameters

All webhook payloads follow a consistent top-level structure with event-specific data nested within the data object.

string

The event type that triggered the webhook (e.g., inbox.email.received).

string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the webhook event was created.

object

Event-specific data containing detailed information about the event. The data object for the inbox.email.received event contains the following parameters:

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api | dashboard | agent | system

What made the change

string

The ID of the inbox

string

The ID of the thread

string

The ID of the email

object

The thread, as it is when the webhook is sent. Absent when the thread no longer exists

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string

Always inbox_thread

string

The ID of the thread

string | null

The subject of the thread

inbox | archive | spam | sent | trash

The folder the thread lives in

array

The labels attached to the thread, each with an id, name, and color

boolean

True only when every message in the thread is read

object

The email, as it is when the webhook is sent, without html or text. Fetch the body with Retrieve Thread Email. Absent when the email no longer exists

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string

The ID of the email

inbound | outbound

Whether the email was received by the inbox or sent from it

string

Sender email address

string[]

The recipients of the email

string[]

The CC recipients of the email

string[]

The BCC recipients of the email

string[]

The Reply-To addresses

string | null

The subject of the email

string | null

The Message-ID header of the email

array

The attachments on the email

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string

The ID of the attachment

string | null

The filename of the attachment

number | null

The size of the attachment in bytes

boolean

Whether the email has been read

string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the email arrived or was sent

{
  "type": "inbox.email.received",
  "created_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z",
  "data": {
    "source": "system",
    "inbox_id": "b3e2b2b6-3f0e-4c8e-9ad3-2f43a1e2c7f1",
    "thread_id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
    "email_id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
    "thread": {
      "object": "inbox_thread",
      "id": "7c1f0a2e-5d3b-4e8a-9f61-2b8d4c6e1a90",
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "folder": "inbox",
      "labels": [],
      "read": false
    },
    "email": {
      "id": "4ef9a417-02e9-4d39-ad75-9611e0fcc33c",
      "direction": "inbound",
      "from": "Steve Wozniak <steve.wozniak@gmail.com>",
      "to": ["support@example.com"],
      "cc": [],
      "bcc": [],
      "reply_to": [],
      "subject": "Question about my invoice",
      "message_id": "<CAF7c1f0a2e5d3b@mail.gmail.com>",
      "attachments": [
        {
          "id": "2a0c9ce0-3112-4728-976e-47ddcd16a318",
          "filename": "invoice.pdf",
          "size": 48213
        }
      ],
      "read": false,
      "received_at": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}

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