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Email Header Analyzer

Wondering where an email came from, or why it took its time getting here? Paste its headers and we’ll turn the technical bits into a readable overview.

Let’s take a look

Analysis happens in your browser. This tool doesn’t upload or store your pasted headers. Maximum size: 200 KB.

Finding your headers

In Outlook on the web, open the message, select the three-dot menu, then look for View message details (sometimes under View). In Gmail, use the message’s three-dot menu and choose Show original. Copy the header section into the box above.

Headers can contain email addresses and internal server names. Take a moment to remove anything private before sharing an analysis with someone else.

Technical reference: Authentication-Results (RFC 8601).