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List emails

$ lightfield email list
GET/v1/emails

Returns a paginated list of emails. Results are sorted by when the record was created in Lightfield (createdAt), newest first. This is not the time the email was sent or received. Use offset and limit to paginate through results. Each email is privacy-filtered per caller, includes a read-only accessLevel, and may redact the subject at metadata-only access. fields.$body is not included on list items; use GET /v1/emails/{id} for message body HTML. See List endpoints for more information about pagination.

Required scope: emails:read

Rate limit category: Search

ParametersExpand Collapse
--limit: optional number

Maximum number of records to return. Defaults to 25, maximum 25.

--offset: optional number

Number of records to skip for pagination. Defaults to 0.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
email_list_response: object { data, object, totalCount }
data: array of object { id, accessLevel, createdAt, 6 more }

Array of email objects for the current page.

id: string

Unique identifier for the entity.

accessLevel: "FULL" or "METADATA"

The caller’s resolved access level for this email.

"FULL"
"METADATA"
createdAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

fields: map[object { value, valueType } ]

Field map for this email. Does not include $body; retrieve the email by ID for message HTML.

value: string or number or boolean or 3 more

The field value, or null if unset.

union_member_0: string
union_member_1: number
union_member_2: boolean
union_member_3: array of string
Address: object { city, country, latitude, 5 more }
city: optional string

City name.

country: optional string

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

latitude: optional number

Latitude coordinate.

longitude: optional number

Longitude coordinate.

postalCode: optional string

Postal or ZIP code.

state: optional string

State or province.

street: optional string

Street address line 1.

street2: optional string

Street address line 2.

FullName: object { firstName, lastName }
firstName: optional string

The contact’s first name.

lastName: optional string

The contact’s last name.

valueType: "ADDRESS" or "CHECKBOX" or "CURRENCY" or 12 more

The data type of the field.

"ADDRESS"
"CHECKBOX"
"CURRENCY"
"DATETIME"
"EMAIL"
"FULL_NAME"
"MARKDOWN"
"MULTI_SELECT"
"NUMBER"
"SINGLE_SELECT"
"SOCIAL_HANDLE"
"TELEPHONE"
"TEXT"
"URL"
"HTML"
objectType: "email"

Always email.

"email"
relationships: map[object { cardinality, objectType, values, directions } ]

Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with $ (e.g. $owner, $contact). A self-referential relationship keeps its merged values and includes optional directional values. List filters select the current record’s role with :asSource or :asDestination, for example ?parent:asSource[contains]=account_id.

cardinality: string

Whether the relationship is has_one or has_many.

objectType: string

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

values: array of string

IDs of the related entities.

directions: optional object { asDestination, asSource }

Directional values for a self-referential relationship. List filters use the relationship key with :asSource or :asDestination; writes continue to use the bare key.

asDestination: object { cardinality, values }

The current record is the destination (incoming) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" or "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: array of string

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

asSource: object { cardinality, values }

The current record is the source (outgoing) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" or "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: array of string

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

updatedAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

externalId: optional string

External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

object: string

The object type, always "list".

totalCount: number

Total number of entities matching the query.

List emails

lightfield email list \
  --api-key 'My API Key'
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "eml_cm0abc456def789",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$subject": {
          "value": "Following up on our chat",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-05-01T08:30:00.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$from": {
          "value": [
            "sales@acme.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$to": {
          "value": [
            "lead@example.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$cc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$bcc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$privacySetting": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "email",
      "relationships": {
        "$account": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "account",
          "values": [
            "acc_cm4stu901uvw234"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "$contact": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "contact",
          "values": [
            "con_cm2ghi789jkl012"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T10:00:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    },
    {
      "id": "eml_cm1xyz123uvw456",
      "accessLevel": "METADATA",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$subject": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-04-29T15:11:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$from": {
          "value": [
            "ceo@acme.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$to": {
          "value": [
            "member@lightfield.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$cc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$bcc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$privacySetting": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "email",
      "relationships": {
        "$account": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "account",
          "values": [
            "acc_cm4stu901uvw234"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    }
  ],
  "object": "list",
  "totalCount": 2
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "eml_cm0abc456def789",
      "accessLevel": "FULL",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$subject": {
          "value": "Following up on our chat",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-05-01T08:30:00.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$from": {
          "value": [
            "sales@acme.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$to": {
          "value": [
            "lead@example.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$cc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$bcc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$privacySetting": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "email",
      "relationships": {
        "$account": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "account",
          "values": [
            "acc_cm4stu901uvw234"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "$contact": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "contact",
          "values": [
            "con_cm2ghi789jkl012"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T10:00:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    },
    {
      "id": "eml_cm1xyz123uvw456",
      "accessLevel": "METADATA",
      "createdAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "fields": {
        "$subject": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        },
        "$sentAt": {
          "value": "2026-04-29T15:11:30.000Z",
          "valueType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "$from": {
          "value": [
            "ceo@acme.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$to": {
          "value": [
            "member@lightfield.com"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$cc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$bcc": {
          "value": [
            "string"
          ],
          "valueType": "EMAIL"
        },
        "$privacySetting": {
          "value": "string",
          "valueType": "TEXT"
        }
      },
      "httpLink": null,
      "objectType": "email",
      "relationships": {
        "$account": {
          "cardinality": "has_many",
          "objectType": "account",
          "values": [
            "acc_cm4stu901uvw234"
          ],
          "directions": {
            "asDestination": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            },
            "asSource": {
              "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
              "values": [
                "string"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "updatedAt": "2026-04-29T15:12:00.000Z",
      "externalId": "externalId"
    }
  ],
  "object": "list",
  "totalCount": 2
}