View the original source of a mail
To see a mail's full source, open the mail, click the ⋮ menu at the top right and choose View Original. A window shows every header, such as Received and authentication results, and the raw content. Your IT team often asks for this when checking a suspicious or undelivered mail.
For: EveryoneWebSecurity
How to view the original source of a mail
- Open the mail.
- Click the ⋮ menu at the top right of the mail.
- Click View Original. The original mail opens in a window.
When to use it
Rohit reports a suspected phishing mail. The IT security team asks for its headers, so he opens View Original, copies the text and sends it to them.
Good to know
- View Original is not available in Trash.
- It also works on mails shared with you.
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Updated 2026-10-28