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Email Security
Investigate
Bulk
Messages

List messages for a bulk action job

GET/accounts/{account_id}/email-security/investigate/bulk/{job_id}/messages

List messages for a bulk action job

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Cloud Email Security: WriteCloud Email Security: Read
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32
job_id: string
formatuuid
Query ParametersExpand Collapse
page: optional number

Current page within paginated list of results.

minimum1
per_page: optional number

The number of results per page. Maximum value is 1000.

maximum1000
minimum1
status: optional "PENDING" or "DISCOVERING" or "PROCESSING" or 4 more
One of the following:
"PENDING"
"DISCOVERING"
"PROCESSING"
"COMPLETED"
"FAILED"
"CANCELLED"
"SKIPPED"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional object { pointer }
pointer: optional string
messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional object { pointer }
pointer: optional string
result: array of object { action_params, action_type, created_at, 9 more }
action_params: object { client_recipient, destination, type, expected_disposition } or object { client_recipient, type }
One of the following:
Move object { client_recipient, destination, type, expected_disposition }
client_recipient: string
destination: "Inbox" or "JunkEmail" or "DeletedItems" or 2 more
One of the following:
"Inbox"
"JunkEmail"
"DeletedItems"
"RecoverableItemsDeletions"
"RecoverableItemsPurges"
type: "MOVE"
expected_disposition: optional "MALICIOUS" or "MALICIOUS-BEC" or "SUSPICIOUS" or 7 more
One of the following:
"MALICIOUS"
"MALICIOUS-BEC"
"SUSPICIOUS"
"SPOOF"
"SPAM"
"BULK"
"ENCRYPTED"
"EXTERNAL"
"UNKNOWN"
"NONE"
Release object { client_recipient, type }
client_recipient: string
type: "RELEASE"
action_type: "MOVE" or "RELEASE"
One of the following:
"MOVE"
"RELEASE"
created_at: string
formatdate-time
message_id: string
formatuuid
postfix_id: string
retry_count: number
status: "PENDING" or "DISCOVERING" or "PROCESSING" or 4 more
One of the following:
"PENDING"
"DISCOVERING"
"PROCESSING"
"COMPLETED"
"FAILED"
"CANCELLED"
"SKIPPED"
alert_id: optional string
email_message_id: optional string
processed_at: optional string
formatdate-time
retry_after: optional string

When to retry the action if it failed

formatdate-time
status_message: optional string
result_info: object { count, per_page, total_count, 3 more }
count: number

Number of items in current page

minimum0
per_page: number

Number of items per page

minimum0
Deprecatedtotal_count: number

Deprecated: Always returns 0. End of life: November 1, 2026.

minimum0
Deprecatedpage: optional number

Deprecated: Always returns 0. End of life: November 1, 2026.

minimum0
success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

List messages for a bulk action job

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/email-security/investigate/bulk/$JOB_ID/messages \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": [
    {
      "action_params": {
        "client_recipient": "client_recipient",
        "destination": "Inbox",
        "type": "MOVE",
        "expected_disposition": "MALICIOUS"
      },
      "action_type": "MOVE",
      "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "message_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "postfix_id": "postfix_id",
      "retry_count": 0,
      "status": "PENDING",
      "alert_id": "alert_id",
      "email_message_id": "email_message_id",
      "processed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "retry_after": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 0,
    "per_page": 0,
    "total_count": 0,
    "next": "next",
    "page": 0,
    "previous": "previous"
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": [
    {
      "action_params": {
        "client_recipient": "client_recipient",
        "destination": "Inbox",
        "type": "MOVE",
        "expected_disposition": "MALICIOUS"
      },
      "action_type": "MOVE",
      "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "message_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "postfix_id": "postfix_id",
      "retry_count": 0,
      "status": "PENDING",
      "alert_id": "alert_id",
      "email_message_id": "email_message_id",
      "processed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "retry_after": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "status_message": "status_message"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 0,
    "per_page": 0,
    "total_count": 0,
    "next": "next",
    "page": 0,
    "previous": "previous"
  },
  "success": true
}