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Message properties

Learn how to test the common properties of an email or SMS message with SMSByrd.

Before you begin​

The examples shown below are based on two key assumptions:

  1. That you have already create a basic automated test using our getting started guides.
  2. You have a chosen assertion library that you will use to test the values shown below.

Email subject​

Allows you to check that the correct subject will be displayed in a recipient’s mail client.

Recipients​

The to property of a message contains an array of all recipients of a message (excluding those that have been carbon-copied on an email).

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Carbon copy (CC) recipients​

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Blind carbon-copy (BCC) recipients​

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Sender​

The from property of a message contains an array of senders. In almost all cases there will only be 1, however the email specification technically allows for multiple senders to exist.

Email Headers​

Emails contain a set of headers that are used to transmit metadata which is typically not visible to the recipient.

All email headers are available via the metadata.headers property of a message. Each header has both a field and value property.

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