Forward Email

Forward a received (inbound) email to another recipient.

Endpoint: POST https://api.litestartup.com/client/v2/emails/receiving/{id}/forward

Headers

Header Required Description
Authorization Yes Bearer token with your API key: Bearer sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Content-Type Yes application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
id string Yes The inbound email ID to forward

Body Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
to string | string[] Yes Recipient email address(es) to forward to
from string Yes Sender email address
subject string Yes Email subject line (typically prefixed with "Fwd:")
html string Yes HTML email body (including forwarded content)
cc string | string[] No CC recipients
bcc string | string[] No BCC recipients
replyTo string No Reply-to email address

Example

curl -X POST https://api.litestartup.com/client/v2/emails/receiving/12345/forward \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
  "to": "[email protected]",
  "from": "[email protected]",
  "subject": "Fwd: Important Message",
  "html": "<p>FYI - see below.</p><hr><p>Original message content...</p>"
}'

Response (Success)

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Success",
  "data": {
    "messageId": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
  }
}

Response (Error)

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "From email or to email is required",
  "data": []
}

Error Codes

Code Description
200 Email forwarded successfully
429 Rate limit exceeded
500 Server error or missing required fields
Last updated: January 30, 2026