---
title: "Reopen a thread"
description: "Back to the inbox for everyone."
url: "https://openemail.uk/docs/api/team/reopen"
area: "API"
category: "Mailbox"
---

# Reopen a thread

Back to the inbox for everyone.

`POST /threads/{id}/reopen`

## POST /threads/{id}/reopen

Back to the inbox for everyone.

## Example

Needs `threads:write`. The thread moves from the archive back to the inbox for everyone, and `doneBy` and `doneAt` are cleared. The assignee stays. Answers with the assignment.

**curl**

```
curl -X POST "$OE/threads/thr_7c1e4a90/reopen" -H "$AUTH"
```

**Response**

```
{
  "object": "thread_assignment",
  "threadId": "thr_7c1e4a90",
  "assignee": {
    "object": "team_member",
    "id": "usr_2f9c1d",
    "name": "Grace Hopper",
    "email": "grace@example.com"
  },
  "assignedBy": {
    "object": "team_member",
    "id": "usr_8a41be",
    "name": "Ada Lovelace",
    "email": "ada@example.com"
  },
  "assignedAt": "2026-10-14T09:12:44.000Z",
  "doneBy": null,
  "doneAt": null
}
```

> A key acts for the workspace owner. A key limited to particular addresses or domains reaches only the threads that arrived at them, and any other thread is a 404.

## Reference

- [`POST /threads/{id}/reopen`](https://openemail.uk/docs/api/reference/team-inbox#post-threads-id-reopen): full reference