# Retrieving subject line from a mail

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 23, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981 "2009-09-23T11:08:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rails_ROR)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981/1 "2009-09-23T11:08:13Z")

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Hi

I want to retrieve the subject line received from the inbox in a mail  
either  
from yahoo, gmail, etc.

Please guide me on this if anybody can.

How do i proceed? Please let me know that.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,  
Learner

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**Author:** ![Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rails_ROR)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981/2 "2009-09-23T11:52:07Z")

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As a first stage., are you able to get the array of all the mails from  
your  
inbox?

Best Wishes,  
Saideep Annadatha

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**Author:** ![Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rails_ROR)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981/3 "2009-09-23T13:59:45Z")

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HI ,  
yeah i could do that.

Thanks  
Learner

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**Author:** ![Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rails\_ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rails_ROR)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retrieving-subject-line-from-a-mail/175981/4 "2009-09-23T14:21:24Z")

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I believe each mail object will be either hash or array, try finding out  
that and then you must be able to get the subject line from that object.

Best Wishes,  
Saideep Annadatha