---
title: "Extract structured data and attachments from raw email with MailParser"
description: "Use MailParser when an agent receives raw RFC822 or MIME email and needs a normalized result with headers, text, HTML, addresses, and attachments. This is for email ingestion and handoff workflows, not for acting as a mailbox client or delivery platform."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/nodemailer/mailparser"
author: "Andris Reinman"
category:
  - "Calendar, Email & Productivity"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "nodemailer/mailparser"
  github_stars: 1666
---

# Extract structured data and attachments from raw email with MailParser

Use MailParser when an agent receives raw RFC822 or MIME email and needs a normalized result with headers, text, HTML, addresses, and attachments. This is for email ingestion and handoff workflows, not for acting as a mailbox client or delivery platform.

## Prerequisites

Node.js

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
npm install mailparser
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/nodemailer/mailparser#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/extract-structured-data-and-attachments-from-raw-email-mailparser/)