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search:
  tags:
    - Mailboxes
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    Queues a catch-up sync for a mailbox. Mail normally arrives on its own…
    Reference for the POST /mailboxes/{mailbox_id}/sync endpoint in the AI Inbx
    API API.
sidebar:
  label: Queue a mailbox sync
  badge: POST
title: Queue a mailbox sync
type: openapi-operation
---
Queues a catch-up sync for a mailbox. Mail normally arrives on its own through provider push notifications, so this is a repair tool rather than a way to poll. Messages found surface as ordinary `email.received` events.

<Operation source="api-endpoints" id="sync-mailbox" />