## Retrieve Virtual Mailbox

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

Retrieve Virtual Mailbox

### Path Parameters

- `id: string`

### Returns

- `id: string`

  A unique ID prefixed with virtual_mailbox_

- `capabilities: object { envelopeScans, forwardMailTo }`

  All of the capabilities a virtual mailbox may have.

  - `envelopeScans: boolean`

    Indicates if the virtual mailbox can produce scans of envelopes.

  - `forwardMailTo: optional Contact`

    A contact to forward any returned mail to.

    - `id: string`

      A unique ID prefixed with contact_

    - `addressLine1: string`

      The first line of the contact's address.

    - `addressStatus: "verified" or "corrected" or "failed"`

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

      - `"verified"`

      - `"corrected"`

      - `"failed"`

    - `countryCode: string`

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

    - `createdAt: string`

      The UTC time at which this resource was created.

    - `live: boolean`

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

    - `object: "contact"`

      Always `contact`.

      - `"contact"`

    - `updatedAt: string`

      The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

    - `addressErrors: optional string`

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

    - `addressLine2: optional string`

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

    - `city: optional string`

      The city of the contact's address.

    - `companyName: optional string`

      Company name of the contact.

    - `description: optional string`

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

    - `email: optional string`

      Email of the contact.

    - `firstName: optional string`

      First name of the contact.

    - `forceVerifiedStatus: optional boolean`

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

    - `jobTitle: optional string`

      Job title of the contact.

    - `lastName: optional string`

      Last name of the contact.

    - `metadata: optional map[unknown]`

      See the section on Metadata.

    - `phoneNumber: optional string`

      Phone number of the contact.

    - `postalOrZip: optional string`

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

    - `provinceOrState: optional string`

      Province or state of the contact's address.

    - `skipVerification: optional boolean`

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

- `countryCode: "US"`

  All of the supported countries for virtual mailboxes.

  - `"US"`

- `createdAt: string`

  The UTC time at which this resource was created.

- `live: boolean`

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

- `object: "virtual_mailbox"`

  Always "virtual_mailbox".

  - `"virtual_mailbox"`

- `status: "active" or "pending_assignment"`

  The possible statuses of virtual mailboxes.

  - `"active"`

  - `"pending_assignment"`

- `updatedAt: string`

  The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

- `description: optional string`

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

- `metadata: optional map[unknown]`

  See the section on Metadata.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.postgrid.com/print-mail/v1/virtual_mailboxes/$ID \
    -H "X-API-Key: $POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"
```

#### 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"
}
```