Gws Gmail Read
Gmail: Read a message and extract its body or headers.
Install
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-read -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli32k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 5d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Lightabout 283 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Gmail: Read a message and extract its body or headers.
gmail +read
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto 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
