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parse-email

Parses mime-encoded email messages.

Install

npm install --save parse-email

Usage

const parse = require('parse-email')
const fs = require('fs')
const input = fs.readFileSync('./fixtures/0.txt', 'utf8')

parse(input)
  .then((email) => {
    console.log(email)
  })

Example parsed output:

{
  "attachments": [ ... ],
  "headers": { ... },
  "html": "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>...</html>",
  "text": "...",
  "textAsHtml": "<p>...</p>",
  "subject": "Example email subject",
  "date": "2018-05-09T14:17:02.000Z",
  "to": {
    "value": [
      {
        "address": "fischxxxx@gmail.com",
        "name": "Travis Fischer"
      }
    ],
    "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_name\">Travis Fischer</span> &lt;<a href=\"mailto:fischxxxx@gmail.com\" class=\"mp_address_email\">fischxxxx@gmail.com</a>&gt;",
    "text": "Travis Fischer <fischxxxx@gmail.com>"
  },
  "from": {
    "value": [
      {
        "address": "courses-xxxxxx@theblockchainacademy.com",
        "name": "Bryant Nielson"
      }
    ],
    "html": "<span class=\"mp_address_name\">Bryant Nielson</span> &lt;<a href=\"mailto:courses-xxxxxx@theblockchainacademy.com\" class=\"mp_address_email\">courses-xxxxxx@theblockchainacademy.com</a>&gt;",
    "text": "Bryant Nielson <courses-xxxxxx@theblockchainacademy.com>"
  },
  "messageId": "<01.B3.11399.xxxxxxxx@momentum1-mta1>"
}

API

parse(input)

Returns: Promise<Object>

Parses the given input string as a mime-encoded email.

input

Type: String Required

Mime-encoded email string to parse.

@nodemailer/mailparser2 - Mail parser used under the hood.
@nodemailer/mailparser - Deprecated mail parser.
emailjs-mime-parser - Parse a mime tree, no magic included.
nylas-mail - An extensible desktop mail app built on the modern web.

License

Note: this module relies on @nodemailer/mailparser2 which has a more restrictive license.

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