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# Retrieve Suppression

> Retrieve a suppression record by its ID or email address.

Look up whether an email address is currently in your organization's suppression list and why via the Mailofly API.

### Path Parameters

**id** `string` *required*

The suppression record ID or the target email address.

### Response

**data** `object`

**id** `string`

Suppression ID.

**email** `string`

Target email address.

**reason** `string`

Suppression trigger (`bounce`, `complaint`, `manual`).

**source** `string`

Source (`user`, `api`, `ses_webhook`).

**created\_at** `string`

Timestamp added.

```bash cURL theme={null}
curl -X GET https://api.mailofly.com/suppressions/baduser@example.com \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mf_live_your_api_key"
```

```json 200 OK theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "sup_123",
    "email": "baduser@example.com",
    "reason": "complaint",
    "source": "api",
    "created_at": "2026-09-11T14:00:00Z"
  }
}
```


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