# `bird email inbound-messages list`

## Usage

```bash
bird email inbound-messages list [flags]
```

## Description

List received (inbound) emails as a cursor page, newest first. Filter by sender, inbound address, or received time.

Returns a paginated JSON envelope; narrow with the filters below and page with --limit and --starting-after.

## Procedure

Step 2 of 2 of "Receive email at a Bird forward address". Previous: bird email inbound-addresses create.

## Examples

```bash
bird email inbound-messages list
bird email inbound-messages list | jq -r '.data[].id'
bird email inbound-messages list --limit 50 --starting-after <cursor>
```

## Options

#### Pagination

| Name               | Description                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--ending-before`  | Cursor from the prev_cursor field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately before the cursor position in the current sort order. |
| `--limit <n>`      | Maximum number of items to return per page.                                                                                                    |
| `--starting-after` | Cursor from the next_cursor field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately after the cursor position in the current sort order.  |

#### Filters

| Name                   | Description                                                            |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--from`               | Filter to messages whose sender address matches this value.            |
| `--inbound-address-id` | Filter to messages received on a specific Bird-minted inbound address. |
| `--received-after`     | Filter to messages received at or after this time.                     |
| `--received-before`    | Filter to messages received at or before this time.                    |
| `--response-schema`    | Print the fields this command returns, then exit                       |

## Related

| Name                                                                                                | Description                             |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| [`bird email inbound-messages attachment`](/docs/cli/reference/email-inbound-messages-attachment)   | Download a received email's attachment  |
| [`bird email inbound-messages attachments`](/docs/cli/reference/email-inbound-messages-attachments) | List a received email's attachments     |
| [`bird email inbound-messages body`](/docs/cli/reference/email-inbound-messages-body)               | Get a received email's body             |
| [`bird email inbound-messages get`](/docs/cli/reference/email-inbound-messages-get)                 | Get a received email                    |
| [`bird email inbound-messages raw`](/docs/cli/reference/email-inbound-messages-raw)                 | Download a received email's raw content |