getSimilarEmails

You can use this method to retrieve emails similar to a given email.

Tip

After viewing the similar emails, you can delete all of them or select specific ones. To do this, refer to createResponseAction.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Included in request	Type	Values
`emailId`	The ID of the reference email used to identify similar emails.	Mandatory	String	No additional requirements. Example "emailId": "AAMkAGFiOTUwZGQwLTA2M2EtNDdmMS05OTkzLWUzZWU2ODFiNjFiZQBGAAAAAACDOImdWGluQ7r9pFUliEgGBwCEBm6gCuzWSYeoOcRa3_5rAAAAAAEPAACEBm6gCuzWSYeoOcRa3_5rAAPFIK-oAAA="

General parameters

These are common parameters, available across all public API methods.

Parameter	Description	Included in request	Type	Values
`id`	This parameter adds an identifier to the request, linking it to its corresponding response. The target replies with the same value in the response, allowing easy call tracking.	Mandatory	String	No additional requirements. Example "id": "ad12cb61-52b3-4209-a87a-93a8530d91cb"
`method`	The name of the method you are using to send the request.	Mandatory	String	Must be a valid method name. Example "method": "methodName"
`jsonrpc`	The version of JSON-RPC used by the request and the response.	Mandatory	Integer	Possible values: `2.0` Example "jsonrpc": "2.0"
`params`	An object containing the configuration of the request.	Mandatory	Object	No additional requirements. Example "params": {...}
Under the `params` object
`page`	The results page number.	Optional	Integer	Default value: `1`. Example "page": 2
`perPage`	The number of results displayed per page.	Optional	Integer	The upper limit is 1000 items per page. Default value: `1000`. Example "perPage": 1

Return value

Attribute	Type	Description
`result`	Object	Contains the success status of the request, the total number of similar emails found, and the detailed list of those emails. Refer to `result`.

Objects

`result`

Attribute	Type	Description
`success`	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation was successful, returning `true` on success and `false` otherwise.
`emails`	Array of Objects	Each object contains the following settings: `_id` (String) - The email ID associated with the node in GravityZone Control Center. `companyId` (String) - The ID of the company where the email was received. `similarityHash` (String) - The similarity hash used to identify the email. `subject` (String) - The subject of the email. `to` (Array of Strings) - The list of email recipients. `from` (String) - The email of the sender. `mailId` (String) - The external email ID. `userId` (String) - The recipient’s external account identifier. `type` (Integer) - The only supported `type` value is `1`, which represents a Microsoft 365 (Office 365) email. `receivedTime` (String) - The date and time when the email was received. `outgoing` (Boolean) - It is `true` if the email was sent by someone in your company; `false` if it was received by someone in your company. Note The reference email is included in the list of returned emails.
`total`	Integer	The total number of similar emails found.

Example

Request

{
    "params": {
        "emailId": "AAMkAGFiOTUwZGQwLTA2M2EtNDdmMS05OTkzLWUzZWU2ODFiNjFiZQBGAAAAAACDOImdWGluQ7r9pFUliEgGBwCEBm6gCuzWSYeoOcRa3_5rAAAAAAEPAACEBm6gCuzWSYeoOcRa3_5rAAPFIK-oAAA=",
        "perPage": 1,
        "page": 1
    },
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getSimilarEmails",
    "id": "7d2864e9-c67b-48a2-9ba3-0a11d47e83c8"
}

Response

{
    "id": "7d2864e9-c67b-48a2-9ba3-0a11d47e83c8",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "success": true,
        "emails": [
            {
                "_id": "6909ca075c65b7584a65deb3",
                "companyId": "6837077785c907e4ca044812",
                "similarityHash": "hash",
                "subject": "Test Email 2 - 2025-11-04T09:40:22.441Z",
                "to": ["user@bitdefender.onmicrosoft.com"],
                "from": "sender@bitdefender.onmicrosoft.com",
                "mailId": "BBNDAhkNTIyNjYzLTQ1ZmYtNDZlNi1iMjExLWVmZjhlYWRjYzIxNABGAAAAAAB7fiYJE372QbIC-lf_MXEHBwAJPJXoGMjpRYZoFcE4nZMWAAAAAAEPAAAJPJXoGMjpRYZoFcE4nZMWAAPF9SdyAAA=",
                "userId": "d0c55688-45c4-4bfc-a033-c49caa3b3b9e",
                "type": 1,
                "receivedTime": "2025-09-15T11:44:33",
                "outgoing": true
            }
        ],
        "total": 18
    }
}

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