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Endpoint

GET https://theslow.net/api/email-forwarding/email-forwarding-status

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Overview

This endpoint allows you to check if email forwarding is currently enabled on your account, and view the forwarding email address if set.

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Authentication

This endpoint requires an API key. You can retrieve an API key from your dashboard. Include it in the X-API-KEY header: 
X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
For more details, see the Authentication Guide.

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Parameters

✅ None
This endpoint does not require any path, query, or request body parameters.

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Request Examples

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cURL

curl -X GET   'https://theslow.net/api/email-forwarding/email-forwarding-status'   -H 'X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY'   -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

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Python

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://theslow.net/api"
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

headers = {
    "X-API-KEY": API_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(
    f"{BASE_URL}/email-forwarding/email-forwarding-status",
    headers=headers
)

if response.ok:
    print("✅ Status:", response.json())
else:
    print("❌ Error:", response.status_code, response.json())

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JavaScript (Fetch)

async function getForwardingStatus() {
  try {
    const response = await fetch("/api/email-forwarding/email-forwarding-status", {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
      }
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorData = await response.json();
      console.error("Failed to fetch:", errorData.error);
      return;
    }

    const data = await response.json();
    console.log("Forwarding Status:", data);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Unexpected error:", err);
  }
}

// Example usage:
// getForwardingStatus();

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Responses

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200 OK

Returns the forwarding status and forwarding email. 
{
  "enabled": true,
  "email": "[email protected]"
}

{
  "enabled": false,
  "email": ""
}

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401 Unauthorized

Occurs if authentication fails (e.g., missing or invalid API key). 
{
  "error": "Unauthorized: You must be logged in or provide a valid API Key."
}

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500 Internal Server Error

A server-side error occurred. 
{
  "error": "An internal server error occurred."
}

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Note on 404 from DB

If your profile does not yet exist in the database, the API gracefully returns: 
{
  "enabled": false,
  "email": ""
}

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Need Further Assistance?

If you have any questions or encounter issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team.