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How to view the headers of an email

Every email client has an option to view the headers of a message or, in other words, the source code of the email. Headers are essential to diagnose delivery problems or to find out why an email was flagged as SPAM.

Below we explain how to view them depending on the email client you use.

Roundcube

Open the message, expand the "More" menu and click "Show source".

Viewing headers in Roundcube

Horde

Open the message, expand the "Other options" menu and click "View source".

Viewing headers in Horde

Gmail

Expand the email options (three-dot icon) and click "Show original".

Viewing headers in Gmail

Hotmail / Outlook

Expand the "Actions" menu and click "View message source".

Viewing headers in Outlook

Yahoo

Expand the "More" menu and click "View raw message".

Viewing headers in Yahoo

If you are looking at the headers to understand why an email was flagged as SPAM, also check the guide Emails received as SPAM.