List a mailbox's labels

GET

/v1/email/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/labels

const labels = await bird.email.mailboxes.labels("mbx_01abc");
console.log(labels.data.map((label) => label.name));

labels = client.email.mailboxes.labels("mbx_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg")
for label in labels.data:
    print(label.name)

labels, err := client.Email.Mailboxes.Labels(context.Background(), "mbx_123")
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
for _, l := range labels.Data {
	fmt.Println(l.Name)
}

$labels = $bird->email->mailboxes->labels('mbx_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg');
foreach ($labels->getData() ?? [] as $label) {
    echo $label->getName(), "\n";
}

bird email mailboxes labels <mailbox-id>

curl -X GET "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/email/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/labels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Response200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "inbox",
      "type": "system"
    }
  ]
}

Returns the labels available in a mailbox. First, the built-in system labels:

The placements inbox, archive, spam, blocked, and sent.
trash.
unread.

Then, every custom label currently in use on its conversations and messages. Apply and remove labels through the conversation and message update endpoints. These actions also create and remove custom labels. A custom label exists while at least one message or conversation uses it.

Parameters

mailbox_id

string

Mailbox identifier. Starts with mbx_.

Response Payload

data

array of object

required

Show child attributes

data.name

string

required

The label name, as it appears on conversations and messages.

data.type

string

required

system labels are the built-in placements a message can be in:

Inbox.
Archive.
Spam.
Blocked.
Sent.
Trash.
Unread.

custom labels are the workspace's own tags.

Possible values: system, custom

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Get an implementation brief

const labels = await bird.email.mailboxes.labels("mbx_01abc");
console.log(labels.data.map((label) => label.name));

labels = client.email.mailboxes.labels("mbx_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg")
for label in labels.data:
    print(label.name)

labels, err := client.Email.Mailboxes.Labels(context.Background(), "mbx_123")
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
for _, l := range labels.Data {
	fmt.Println(l.Name)
}

$labels = $bird->email->mailboxes->labels('mbx_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg');
foreach ($labels->getData() ?? [] as $label) {
    echo $label->getName(), "\n";
}

bird email mailboxes labels <mailbox-id>

curl -X GET "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/email/mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/labels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Response200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "inbox",
      "type": "system"
    }
  ]
}