Email Parsing API for AI and LLM pipelines

Turn emails into agent-ready data

InboxParse is the email extraction layer for AI agents. It gives your LLMs an inbox they can actually understand through clean Markdown, extracted intent, and a predictable API.

Like Firecrawl, but for email.

Terminal
$curl-H"Authorization: Bearer ip_..."
https://inboxparse.com/api/v1/emails?format=markdown&limit=1
// Response
{
"data": [{
"id": "msg_9f8a7b6c",
"thread_id": "thr_3d2e1f0a",
"from": { "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@co.com" },
"subject": "Q1 Report Draft",
"sent_at": "2026-03-04T10:30:00Z",
"direction": "inbound",
"content": { "markdown": "Hi team... # Q1 Overview..." },
"ai": {
"summary": "Alice shared the Q1 report.",
"labels": [{ "name": "internal", "confidence": 0.95 }],
"action": "REVIEW"
}
}],
"pagination": { "next_cursor": null, "has_more": false }
}

Works with your AI stack

LangChainLlamaIndexCrewAIAutoGenn8nZapierDifyFlowise

More than an email parser

Classic email parsers extract fields from individual messages. InboxParse gives your agents full conversation context, clear intent, and concrete next actions.

FeatureTypical email parserInboxParse
Single email parsingYesYes
Thread & conversation contextRarelyFirst-class
Templates & manual rulesOften requiredMinimal setup, AI-driven understanding
Summaries & intentNoBuilt-in
Suggested next actionsNoActions field
Agent-ready JSONBasic fields onlyThreads, metadata, summary, actions, labels

Your agents don't need another JSON blob. They need to know what's going on and what should happen next.

Who is InboxParse for?

Professional tools for developers building the next generation of AI-native applications.

Developers

Skip months of IMAP & HTML wrangling. Get a clean REST API for your email logic.

AI Engineers

Perfect ingestion layer for email RAG pipelines, LLM agents, and semantic email search projects.

CEOs

Connect your entire company's email flow to Claude or ChatGPT. Gain full oversight and automate communication at scale.

SaaS Founders

Ship email-based features in hours. IMAP, Gmail OAuth, webhooks and MCP - all wired up. Focus on your product.

Support Leads

Route, classify, and summarize support threads before a human even reads them. Automate repetitive responses.

Sales Ops

Auto-extract leads and intents from incoming emails and push them straight to your CRM. Never miss an opportunity.

How InboxParse works

Infrastructure that scales with your AI application. Supports IMAP and Gmail OAuth sync.

Connect

Add your mailbox via IMAP or Gmail OAuth.

Parse

Emails are converted to Markdown, labeled by AI and indexed.

Query

Fetch structured email data via the REST API.

Everything you need to build on email

Connect a mailbox and get structured email data back. No email parsing libraries, no HTML wrangling, no infrastructure to maintain.

Email → Markdown

Convert raw HTML email into clean Markdown optimized for LLMs.

AI Labels & Summaries

Automatically classify and summarize emails using AI.

Semantic Search

Search across email threads by meaning, not keywords. Powered by vector embeddings - fulltext, semantic and hybrid modes.

Webhook Push

Stream new emails to your pipeline in real time. Webhook events include parsed Markdown, AI labels, and thread metadata.

REST API

Access parsed email data through a predictable JSON API.

MCP for AI Clients

Native MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and claude.ai. OAuth 2.1, 10 scopes - no API key management needed.

Transform any email into clean data

We handle the mess of raw headers and HTML, delivering only what your AI needs.

Raw Email
Delivered-To: help@acme-corp.com
Received: from mail-bg0-f43.google.com
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2

<div dir="ltr">I tried to process the refund for order #AC-88921 but the dashboard gave me an error. Can someone look into this?</div><br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM Support Bot &lt;noreply@acme-corp.com&gt; wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Your ticket #9012a has been updated.<br>
Please reply above this line.<br>
<img src="https://trk.acme.com/open?id=9012a" width="1" height="1">
</blockquote>
</div>
--
Jessica Tanner | CX Representative
Acme Corp | "Building the future"
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attachments are confidential...
Structured
LLM Ready
{ "data": [ { "id": "msg_a1b2c3d4", "thread_id": "thr_9012a0ff", "from": { "name": "Jessica Tanner", "email": "jessica@acme-corp.com" }, "to": [ { "name": "Support", "email": "help@acme-corp.com" } ], "subject": "RE: Ticket #9012a - Refund Issue", "sent_at": "2026-03-05T16:45:00Z", "direction": "inbound", "ai": { "summary": "CX rep Jessica cannot process refund for order AC-88921 due to a dashboard error.", "labels": [ { "name": "support", "confidence": 0.97 }, { "name": "refund", "confidence": 0.91 } ], "action": "REPLY", "suggested_response": "We're looking into the dashboard issue with order #AC-88921. Will update you shortly.", "keywords": [ "refund", "dashboard error", "order AC-88921" ] }, "metadata": { "message_id": "<ca+9012a@acme-corp.com>", "mailbox_type": "gmail", "is_draft": false } } ], "pagination": { "next_cursor": null, "has_more": false } }
Standard Response1,221 chars
Compact Response
Token Efficient
{"d":[{"id":"msg_a1b2c3d4","ti":"thr_9012a0ff","f":{"n":"Jessica Tanner","e":"jessica@acme-corp.com"},"to":[{"n":"Support","e":"help@acme-corp.com"}],"sub":"RE: Ticket #9012a - Refund Issue","sa":"2026-03-05T16:45:00Z","dir":"inbound","ai":{"s":"CX rep Jessica cannot process refund for order AC-88921 due to a dashboard error.","l":[{"n":"support","cf":0.97},{"n":"refund","cf":0.91}],"a":"REPLY","sr":"We're looking into the dashboard issue with order #AC-88921. Will update you shortly.","kw":["refund","dashboard error","order AC-88921"]},"m":{"mid":"<ca+9012a@acme-corp.com>","mt":"gmail","idr":false}}],"pg":{"nc":null,"hm":false}}
Compacted JSON637 chars (-48%)

Coded by machines.
Overseen by top humans.

One API to read, send, search, and label email - designed for AI-first workflows. Compact Mode shortens every JSON key in the response, cutting token usage by up to 60% before it hits your model.

  • REST API
  • API keys
  • Developer dashboard
  • Token Efficiency (Compact Mode)
  • Usage analytics
  • API playground
  • Webhook testing
Example API Usage
const res = await fetch("https://inboxparse.com/api/v1/emails" +
"?format=markdown&limit=1", {
headers: {
Authorization: "Bearer ip_..."
}
});

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data[0].ai.summary);
// → "Alice shared the Q1 report."

TLS 1.2+ in transit

All API traffic is encrypted end-to-end. No plain-text connections accepted.

AES-256 at rest

Email content is encrypted at the db layer. Your data is always secure.

Scoped API keys

Grant only the permissions your integration needs - read, webhook, or full access.

Workspace isolation

Strict data isolation between workspaces at the API and storage layer.

Audit logs

Every API call logged with timestamp, IP, and user agent. Exportable any time.

GDPR Compliant

Data processing that respects your privacy. DPA ready and fully compliant with EU data protection laws.

Security

Enterprise security.
Out of the box.

InboxParse processes sensitive email data on your behalf. Encryption, isolation, and scoped access are not afterthoughts - they ship with every plan.

View security details
Native MCP Server

One config line.
Your AI reads email.

InboxParse ships a production-ready MCP server. Point any MCP-compatible AI client at it and your agent gains native, scoped access to real email threads - no custom code required.

  • OAuth 2.1 + PKCE - no raw key in config files
  • 10 typed tool scopes: list, get, search, label…
  • Markdown output - token-efficient for LLM context
  • Works with REST API simultaneously
Learn about MCP

Supported AI Platforms & Clients

Claude
Anthropic
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Gemini
Google
DeepSeek
Intelligence
Grok
xAI
Llama
Meta
Cursor
IDE
Zed
Editor
+ any MCP-compatible client

Agent modes for your most important inboxes

Different inboxes need different agents. InboxParse comes with specialized modes that shape the output for support, sales, and operations use cases.

Support Agent Mode

Understands issue type, urgency, sentiment, and customer history in the thread. Returns summaries, suggested reply outlines, and actions like REPLY or ESCALATE_TO_HUMAN.

Sales Agent Mode

Extracts company and contact details, detects buying signals and blockers, assigns a lead score, and suggests next steps such as FOLLOW_UP or SCHEDULE_CALL.

Ops & Alerts Mode

Reads noisy alert emails, identifies critical incidents, groups duplicates by thread, and suggests actions like CREATE_INCIDENT or NOTIFY_ON_CALL.

Featured Use Case

AI helpdesk for your support@ inbox

InboxParse turns incoming support emails into agent-ready data. By automatically resolving threads, extracting intent, and summarizing context, we offload the complex ingestion layer-so your AI agents can jump straight to handling triage, routing, and first-line replies.

1

Connect your support inbox

Support tickets are routed via IMAP, Gmail API, or mailbox forwarding. Your agents never waste tokens wrestling with raw MIME, quoted replies, or unstructured text.

2

Enrich to agent-ready context

Unlike traditional parsers, InboxParse natively understands conversation. Messages arrive with built-in AI:

URGENT
BUG_REPORTREQUIRES_REPLY
"intent": "Account locked",
"sentiment": "frustrated",
"summary": "User cannot login despite resetting password twice."
3

Your AI takes instant action

Armed with structured data, your agent reliably drafts accurate replies, updates Jira/Linear, or escalates complex issues instantly.

Draft Reply
Update Jira
Onboarding

Get started in 5 minutes

Connect an inbox, fetch parsed AI‑ready data, and plug InboxParse into your agents without writing complex parser templates or IMAP libraries.

1

Create workspace

Sign up for the free tier, generate your API key, and configure your first workspace in the dashboard.

2

Connect mailbox

Securely sync any support or sales inbox using our native IMAP or Google Workspace OAuth integrations.

3

Fetch parsed thread data

Use the InboxParse API to get a structured JSON thread with clean Markdown, summaries, labels, and suggested actions:

curl "https://inboxparse.com/api/v1/threads?format=markdown" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ip..."
4

Connect your AI agent

Plug the extracted email context straight into LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, or use our native MCP server for clients like Claude Desktop.

Simple, predictable pricing

Start small, scale with your agents. No surprise bills when your inbox grows.

Pay for processed messages, not seats
Generous free developer tier
Volume discounts for high traffic

Free

Solo project

$0/mo
Workspaces1
Mailboxes5
Emails/mo500
API Calls/mo20,000
Start building free

Developer

Small team

$49/mo
Workspaces3
Mailboxes50
Emails/mo5,000
API Calls/mo100,000
Get started

Growth

Product team

$149/mo
Workspaces10
Mailboxes500
Emails/mo50,000
API Calls/mo1,000,000
Get started

Scale

Enterprise

$499/mo
WorkspacesUnlimited
Mailboxes5,000
Emails/mo250,000
API Calls/moUnlimited
Contact sales

Additional email processing can be added when needed.

Engineering Specifications

InboxParse is designed as a mission-critical email parser api and email processing api for the next generation of AI products. Our email extraction api delivers token-efficient email to markdown transformations, acting as the backbone email api for ai pipelines and RAG infrastructures.

By transforming legacy protocols into structured JSON and semantic vectors, we enable developers to build agents that truly understand the world's largest unstructured data source: email.

Turn email into
structured AI data