---
title: "Forward Message"
full: true
_openapi:
  method: POST
  toc: []
  structuredData:
    headings: []
    contents:
      - content: "Forward an email message to new recipients, appending original headers"
_apiData:
  document: "https://reloop.sh/api/inbox/openapi/json"
  operationData: [{"path":"/api/inbox/v1/messages/{id}/forward","method":"post"}]
  parameterList: [{"name":"id","type":"string","required":true,"description":"Message ID to forward","location":"path"},{"name":"to","type":"string | string[]","required":true,"description":"Recipient email address(es)","location":"body"},{"name":"text","type":"string","required":false,"description":"Plain text body context prefix","location":"body"},{"name":"html","type":"string","required":false,"description":"HTML body context prefix","location":"body"},{"name":"cc","type":"string | string[]","required":false,"description":"CC recipient address(es)","location":"body"},{"name":"bcc","type":"string | string[]","required":false,"description":"BCC recipient address(es)","location":"body"}]
  responseMap: {"200":{"description":"Response for status 200","schema":{"success":true,"messageId":"example_messageId","status":"example_status","timestamp":"example_timestamp","id":"con_123456789"}},"400":{"description":"Response for status 400","schema":{"message":"Contact already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead.","link":"https://reloop.sh/docs/api/contacts"}},"401":{"description":"Response for status 401","schema":{"message":"Contact already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead.","link":"https://reloop.sh/docs/api/contacts"}},"403":{"description":"Response for status 403","schema":{"message":"Contact already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead.","link":"https://reloop.sh/docs/api/contacts"}},"404":{"description":"Response for status 404","schema":{"message":"Contact already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead.","link":"https://reloop.sh/docs/api/contacts"}},"500":{"description":"Response for status 500","schema":{"message":"Contact already exists","why":"A contact with this email already exists in your organization.","fix":"Use a different email address or update the existing contact instead.","link":"https://reloop.sh/docs/api/contacts"}}}
  codeSamples:
    - id: node
      lang: javascript
      label: Node.js
      source: |-
        import { Reloop } from "reloop-email";
        
        const reloop = new Reloop({ apiKey: "rl_123456789" });
        
        const { message, messageError } = await reloop.inbox.messages.forward("msg_123456789", {
          to: "colleague@example.com",
          html: "<p>See the thread below.</p>",
        });
        if (messageError) throw messageError;
    - id: curl
      lang: bash
      label: cURL
      source: |-
        curl -X POST https://reloop.sh/api/inbox/v1/messages/msg_123456789/forward \
          -H "x-api-key: rl_123456789" \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{"to":"colleague@example.com","html":"<p>See the thread below.</p>"}'
    - id: python
      lang: python
      label: Python
      source: |-
        from reloop_email import Reloop
        
        reloop = Reloop(api_key="rl_123456789")
        
        result = reloop.inbox.messages.forward("msg_123456789", {
          "to": "colleague@example.com",
          "html": "<p>See the thread below.</p>",
        })
        if result.message_error:
            raise result.message_error
    - id: php
      lang: php
      label: PHP
      source: |-
        <?php
        
        require 'vendor/autoload.php';
        
        use Reloop\Reloop;
        
        $reloop = Reloop::client('rl_123456789');
        
        $message = $reloop->inbox->messages->forward('msg_123456789', [
            'to' => 'colleague@example.com',
            'html' => '<p>See the thread below.</p>',
        ]);
    - id: java
      lang: java
      label: Java
      source: |-
        import sh.reloop.ReloopClient;
        ReloopClient reloop = new ReloopClient("rl_123456789");
        
        ForwardMessageParams params = new ForwardMessageParams();
        params.to = "colleague@example.com";
        params.html = "<p>See the thread below.</p>";
        var message = reloop.inbox.messages.forward("msg_123456789", params);
---
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