gws-gmail-read

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Translated

Gmail: Read a message and extract its body or headers.

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Added on2026-03-18

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add googleworkspace/cli gws-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

bash

gws gmail +read --id <ID>

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

bash

gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --headers
gws gmail +read --id 18f1a2b3c4d --format json | jq '.body'