## Retrieve Virtual Mailbox

`print_mail.virtual_mailboxes.retrieve(strid)  -> VirtualMailboxRetrieveResponse`

**get** `/print-mail/v1/virtual_mailboxes/{id}`

Retrieve Virtual Mailbox

### Parameters

- `id: str`

### Returns

- `class VirtualMailboxRetrieveResponse: …`

  The virtual mailbox object.

  - `id: str`

    A unique ID prefixed with virtual_mailbox_

  - `capabilities: Capabilities`

    All of the capabilities a virtual mailbox may have.

    - `envelope_scans: bool`

      Indicates if the virtual mailbox can produce scans of envelopes.

    - `forward_mail_to: Optional[Contact]`

      A contact to forward any returned mail to.

      - `id: str`

        A unique ID prefixed with contact_

      - `address_line1: str`

        The first line of the contact's address.

      - `address_status: Literal["verified", "corrected", "failed"]`

        One of `verified`, `corrected`, or `failed`.

        - `"verified"`

        - `"corrected"`

        - `"failed"`

      - `country_code: str`

        The ISO 3611-1 country code of the contact's address.

      - `created_at: datetime`

        The UTC time at which this resource was created.

      - `live: bool`

        `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.

      - `object: Literal["contact"]`

        Always `contact`.

        - `"contact"`

      - `updated_at: datetime`

        The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

      - `address_errors: Optional[str]`

        A series of human-readable errors/warnings that were raised when running the provided address through our address verification.

      - `address_line2: Optional[str]`

        Second line of the contact's address, if applicable.

      - `city: Optional[str]`

        The city of the contact's address.

      - `company_name: Optional[str]`

        Company name of the contact.

      - `description: Optional[str]`

        An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

      - `email: Optional[str]`

        Email of the contact.

      - `first_name: Optional[str]`

        First name of the contact.

      - `force_verified_status: Optional[bool]`

        If `true`, PostGrid will force this contact to have an `addressStatus` of `verified` even if our address verification system says otherwise.

      - `job_title: Optional[str]`

        Job title of the contact.

      - `last_name: Optional[str]`

        Last name of the contact.

      - `metadata: Optional[Dict[str, object]]`

        See the section on Metadata.

      - `phone_number: Optional[str]`

        Phone number of the contact.

      - `postal_or_zip: Optional[str]`

        The postal or ZIP code of the contact's address.

      - `province_or_state: Optional[str]`

        Province or state of the contact's address.

      - `skip_verification: Optional[bool]`

        If `true`, PostGrid will skip running this contact's address through our address verification system.

  - `country_code: Literal["US"]`

    All of the supported countries for virtual mailboxes.

    - `"US"`

  - `created_at: datetime`

    The UTC time at which this resource was created.

  - `live: bool`

    `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.

  - `object: Literal["virtual_mailbox"]`

    Always "virtual_mailbox".

    - `"virtual_mailbox"`

  - `status: Literal["active", "pending_assignment"]`

    The possible statuses of virtual mailboxes.

    - `"active"`

    - `"pending_assignment"`

  - `updated_at: datetime`

    The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

  - `description: Optional[str]`

    An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

  - `metadata: Optional[Dict[str, object]]`

    See the section on Metadata.

### Example

```python
import os
from postgrid import PostGrid

client = PostGrid(
    print_mail_api_key=os.environ.get("POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
virtual_mailbox = client.print_mail.virtual_mailboxes.retrieve(
    "id",
)
print(virtual_mailbox.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "virtual_mailbox_abcdefg123456890",
  "object": "virtual_mailbox",
  "live": true,
  "status": "pending_assignment",
  "capabilities": {
    "forwardMailTo": {
      "id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
      "object": "contact",
      "live": false,
      "companyName": "PostGrid",
      "addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
      "city": "BOSTON",
      "provinceOrState": "MA",
      "postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "skipVerification": false,
      "forceVerifiedStatus": false,
      "addressStatus": "verified",
      "createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
      "updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
    },
    "envelopeScans": true
  },
  "countryCode": "US",
  "createdAt": "2025-11-01T15:08:41.052Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-11-01T15:08:41.052Z"
}
```