You can check the full header of an email that you received from a Gmail account to know where it's from.
View and copy the full header of an email
Gmail
- From a browser, open Gmail.
- Open the email for which you want to check the headers.
- Next to Reply , click More Show original.
- In a new window, the full header is shown.
- Click Copy to clipboard.
Other email services
AOL
- Log in to your AOL account.
- Open the email in which you want to see the headers.
- In the 'Action' menu, select View message source.
The headers will appear in a new window.
Excite Webmail
- Log in to your Excite account.
- Open the email in which you want to see the headers.
- Click View Full Headers.
The headers will appear in a new window.
Hotmail
- Log in to your Hotmail account.
- Click Inbox.
- Right-click the email that you want to see the headers for.
- Click View Message Source.
The headers will appear in a new window.
Yahoo Mail
- Log in to your Yahoo! Mail account.
- Select the email for which you want to see the headers.
- Click More View raw message.
The headers will appear in a new window.
Apple Mail
- Open Apple Mail.
- Open the email in which you want to see the headers.
- Click View Message All Headers.
The headers will appear in the window below your inbox.
Mozilla
- Open Mozilla.
- Open the email in which you want to see the headers.
- Click View message source.
The headers will appear in a new window.
Opera
- Open Opera.
- Click the email that you want to see the headers for so that it appears in the window below your inbox.
- Right click the body of the email.
- Click View all headers and message.
The headers will appear in the window below.
Outlook
- Open Outlook.
- Open the email in which you want to see the headers.
- Click File Properties.
The headers will appear in the 'Internet headers' box.
Outlook Express
- Open Outlook Express.
- Right-click the email that you want to see the headers for.
- Click Properties.
- Click the Details tab.
The headers will appear in the box that pops up.
Analyse an email header
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- Open the email that you want to analyse.
- Next to Reply , click More Show original.
- In a new window, the full header is shown.
- Click Copy to clipboard.
- Open Google Admin Toolbox Messageheader.
- In the box, paste your header.
- Click Analyse the header above.
Check if an email is delayed
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- Open the email that you want to check.
- Next to Reply , click More Show original.
- In a new window, the full header is shown.
- Next to 'Created at', check the delivery time.