REPLY_EMAIL
Reply to a specific email by its ID.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
email_id | string | yes | Email ID from READ_EMAILS or SEARCH_EMAILS |
body | string | yes | Reply body text |
html | string | — | Optional HTML reply body |
reply_all | string | — | 'true' to reply-all (default 'false') |
folder | string | — | IMAP folder the email is in (default INBOX) |
How to use it
You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects REPLY_EMAIL automatically. For example:
Try saying
“use email to reply …”
In a workflow
As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:
json
{
"id": "s1",
"agent": "email",
"action": "REPLY_EMAIL",
"args": {
"email_id": "name@example.com",
"body": "…"
},
"depends_on": [],
"outputs": []
}Direct call
For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.
bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool_name":"REPLY_EMAIL","args":{"email_id":"name@example.com","body":"…"}}'Part of the email plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.