Document format
EML Sample Email Files
EML (.eml) files store RFC 822 email messages including headers, bodies, multipart content, and attachments in a portable text format. Use sample .eml files to validate email parsing, MIME handling, attachment extraction, and message-ingestion workflows.
3 files
All to 50KB
SHA256 verified
Manifest included
Email routing
Choose an EML sample file by email task.
Quick facts
Files first
EML Sample Files — Download
Use cases
EML Testing Workflows
Message Preview and Parsing
Open Format EMLNotification and Invite Review
Open Format EMLCompare and decide
EML Format Comparisons
FAQ and reference
EML File FAQ
Checksum Verification
Use checksums to confirm file integrity after download.
shasum -a 256 your_file_name_here
# Compare output with SHA256 values listed above.Where is the machine-readable manifest?
Use the manifest when you need stable names, SHA256 values, and URLs for automation.
Use in code — curl, Python, Node, wget
Copy any snippet directly into scripts, test suites, or CI pipelines. All URLs are stable and publicly accessible with no auth required.
# Download eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml
curl -L -o eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml \
https://samplefile.com/samples/download/document/eml/eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml/
# Or fetch a random EML file
curl -s "https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=eml" | jq -r '.download_url'# Download eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml
wget -O eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml \
https://samplefile.com/samples/download/document/eml/eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml/import requests
# Download a specific file
url = "https://samplefile.com/samples/download/document/eml/eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml/"
resp = requests.get(url)
with open("eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml", "wb") as f:
f.write(resp.content)
# Or fetch a random EML file via API
meta = requests.get("https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=eml").json()
resp = requests.get(meta["download_url"])
with open(meta["name"], "wb") as f:
f.write(resp.content)// Download a specific file
const fs = require("fs");
const https = require("https");
const url = "https://samplefile.com/samples/download/document/eml/eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml/";
https.get(url, (res) => {
res.pipe(fs.createWriteStream("eml_calendar_invite_sample.eml"));
});
// Or fetch a random EML via the API
const meta = await fetch("https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=eml").then(r => r.json());
const file = await fetch(meta.download_url);
// use file.arrayBuffer(), file.body, etc.# Random EML file (JSON response)
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=eml
# All EML files
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/api/files?format=eml
# Manifest with SHA256 checksums
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/document/eml/manifest.json
# Response includes: name, size_bytes, mime_type, sha256, download_urlValidation Methodology
- Test parser behavior on varied sizes and edge-case encodings.
- Validate text extraction and metadata integrity.
- Confirm conversion and round-trip fidelity where applicable.
Fixture Matrix
Use the curated EML matrix to choose the right clean, edge-case, and broken fixtures for this format.
Open Matrix