# Viewing HTML E-Mails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/viewing-html-e-mails/132000>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 15, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/viewing-html-e-mails/132000 "2008-03-15T00:30:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![jordanisip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@jordanisip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jordanisip)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/viewing-html-e-mails/132000/1 "2008-03-15T00:30:59Z")

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Hi All,

Quick question, Is it possible to view ActionMailer HTML e-mails in a  
browser? Or somehow view them without having to actually send out an  
email?

Thanks in advance!  
Jordan

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**Author:** ![jordanisip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@jordanisip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jordanisip)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/viewing-html-e-mails/132000/2 "2008-03-15T01:11:25Z")

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this is what I use:

def display\_email  
email =  
MyActionMailerClassName.create\_my\_email(@some\_required\_object)  
render(:text =\> “

```
” + email.body + “
```
”)  
end

Mike