How to get Email Headers

How to get Email Headers

You might have issues with your email accounts not delivering emails to recipients. Upon investigation, you are required or asked to provide the email headers.

What are email headers and how do you get them? In this guide, you will discover how to get the email address for your email client/application.

An email header is a hidden snippet of code in an email that contains detailed information about the sender, the recipient, and how the message was routed and authenticated.

 

Email Headers in Outlook 2013

To get the email header for your Outlook 2013 email application, double-click on the message to open it in a new window.
From the Files tab select Info > Properties. Full email headers are located inside the Headers box

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Email Headers in Thunderbird

Select the email, click on Other Actions > View Source

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Email Headers in MacMail

Select the email, go to the View menu > Message > Raw Source

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Roundcube (Webmail)

Select the email, click on More > Show source

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Horde (cPanel email)

Select the email and toggle the Actions menu by clicking on the arrow next to the email subject.
You will see additional options in the right top corner of the email. Select Other Options > View source

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Outlook

Select the email, click on More > View message source

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Outlook 2016 for Mac

Right-click (or ctrl-click) the message in your Inbox or other folder without opening the message. From the menu that appears, select View Source

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Email Headers in Gmail

Select the email, click on the More button > choose Show original

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Yahoo

Select the email, click on the More icon > View raw message

How to get Email Headers

Email Headers in Aol Mail

Select the email, click on Action > View Message Source

 

How to get Email Headers

There you have it!

 

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