Get an email template

GET /v1/email-templates/{family}/{locale} · permission email-templates:read

Returns one version of a template slot (a family and a locale): the newest version by default, the published one with ?version=published, or a given number with ?version=N. The ETag header is the slot's newest version; send it as If-Match when you save a draft.

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
`family`	Email family, for example `verify_email` or `email_otp` (see List email templates).
`locale`	Locale tag, for example `en` or `de`.

Query parameters

Parameter	Description
`version`	`published`, or a version number (1 or more). Omit it for the newest version.

Response

200 OK with ETag: "3"

{
  "family": "verify_email",
  "locale": "en",
  "version": 3,
  "status": "draft",
  "subject": "Confirm your email for {{ application.name }}",
  "html": "<p>Hi,</p><p><a href=\"{{ link }}\">Confirm your email</a></p>",
  "text_body": "Confirm your email: {{ link }}",
  "from_name": null,
  "source_version": null,
  "created_at": "2026-10-19T09:00:00Z",
  "published_at": null,
  "latest_version": 3,
  "published_version": 2
}

Errors

HTTP	code	When
404	`not_found`	The family or locale is unknown, the slot has no versions, `published` was asked and nothing is published, or the version does not exist.
422	`validation_failed`	`version` is neither `published` nor a positive number.
401	`unauthenticated`	The credential is missing, invalid or revoked.
403	`insufficient_permissions`	The credential lacks the required permission.
429	`rate_limited`	The rate limit was exceeded; retry after the `Retry-After` period.
503	`service_unavailable`	A dependency is temporarily unavailable; retry after the `Retry-After` period.

Example

curl "https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/email-templates/verify_email/en?version=published" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY"

CLI: keenauth email-templates get verify_email en --version published