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Get Email content

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Updated over a week ago

Definition and Usage

Retrieve email details, including subject, body, sender, and recipients from a specified email message. This command allows you to extract specific content from an email and store it in a variable for further processing in your workflow.


Parameter Values

Input parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Required

Options / Notes

Email message

Select the mail message to process

-

Yes

This should be a valid email message object

Content type

Select which part of the email you wish to retrieve

Subject; Email body; Sender; Recipient

Yes

Choose one of the four content types to extract

Error handling

Parameter Name

Description

Throw error & stop

When an error occurs, the action will trigger an error and stop the execution of the entire app.

Retry command

If an error occurs, the action will retry the command in an attempt to resolve the issue and continue the process.

Ignore error & continue

When an error occurs, the action will be ignored, and the workflow will continue without interruption.

Variables produced

This action produces a variable that contains the requested email content (subject, body, sender, or recipient) as specified in the "Content type" parameter.


Using Variables in Conditions

You can use the output variable in subsequent actions by referencing it with the variable name you specified in the "Store email content into" parameter. This variable can be used for:

  • Text processing operations

  • Conditional logic based on email content

  • Storing information for reporting purposes

  • Passing data to other actions in your workflow


Notes

  • The email message must be a valid email object, typically obtained from previous email-related actions.

  • Different content types will return different formats:

    • Subject: Returns the email subject as text

    • Email body: Returns the email body which may contain HTML formatting

    • Sender: Returns the sender's email address

    • Recipient: Returns the recipient email addresses, which may include multiple addresses if there are multiple recipients

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