Gws Gmail Read

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