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12/21/2020

How to get email header info from Gmail

 

Email headers contain tracking information for an individual email, detailing the path a message took as it went through various mail servers. The headers contain time-stamps, IP addresses and sender/recipient information. Providing this information to Technology Help staff will help them troubleshoot and resolve issues with emails, such as emails not sending, bouncing incorrectly, or being marked as spam when they should not be.

Viewing Email Headers

  1. Sign into your email in a web browser.
  2. Open the email you want to check the headers for.
  3. Next to ReplyReply%20Arrow.pngx, click More, the three vertical stacking dots3%20vertical%20stacking%20dots.pngx.
  4. Click Show originalA page with the email headers will open in a new tab or window.
    More menu; the Show original option highlighted.

To view headers in other email services please see Google's support documentation viewing email headers in other mail services.



https://it.umn.edu/services-technologies/how-tos/gmail-view-email-headers

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