Email Header Analyzer

Analyze email headers for routing, authentication, and security

Email Headers Input
Paste the complete email headers (including Received, Authentication-Results, etc.)
How to Get Email Headers

Gmail:

  1. Open the email you want to analyze
  2. Click the three dots menu (⋮) in the top right
  3. Select "Show original"
  4. Copy the entire content that appears

Outlook (Web):

  1. Open the email
  2. Click the three dots menu (...) next to Reply
  3. Select "View message source"
  4. Copy the headers from the popup window

Apple Mail:

  1. Select the email
  2. Go to View → Message → All Headers
  3. Or use keyboard shortcut: Shift+Cmd+H
  4. Copy the visible headers

Thunderbird:

  1. Open the email
  2. Press Ctrl+U (or Cmd+U on Mac)
  3. Or go to View → Message Source
  4. Copy the headers from the source view
Understanding Email Headers

Email headers contain metadata about an email's journey from sender to recipient. They include routing information, authentication results, and security checks that help identify delivery issues and verify email authenticity.

Key Header Categories:

Routing Headers

Track the email's path through mail servers (Received, Return-Path)

Authentication Headers

Verify sender identity and email integrity (DKIM, SPF, DMARC)

Content Headers

Basic email information (From, To, Subject, Date)

Security Headers

Spam filtering and security scan results