gws-gmail-read
Gmail: Read a message and extract its body or headers.
By googleworkspace · 37,673 installs
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-read
Source repository · Upstream listing
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
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
Tips
Converts HTML only messages to plain text automatically.
Handles multipart/alternative and base64 decoding.
See Also
[gws shared](../gws shared/SKILL.md) — Global flags and auth
[gws gmail](../gws gmail/SKILL.md) — All send, read, and manage email commands