list_email_logs
List email send history. Useful for debugging delivery: see queued/sent/delivered/bounced/failed status with bounce reasons.
What list_email_logs does
Returns a paginated list of email logs from the organization, with optional filters (status, date range, customer, search term).
This tool is part of InvoiceCave's open MCP server — the most MCP-complete invoicing platform on the market with 102 tools covering invoices, customers, quotes, expenses, payments, recurring schedules, accounting, and reports. Every tool is callable from any MCP-compatible AI client without writing a single line of integration code.
How an AI uses list_email_logs
Use this when the AI needs to scan, count, or summarize email logs — for example, "show me everything overdue this week" or "how many email logs are open right now?". The AI can chain a list call with a follow-up get_* call to drill into a specific record.
You don't call this tool directly — you ask the AI in plain English and the MCP client decides which tool to invoke based on your request. The example prompts below were lifted from real Claude Desktop sessions, so you can use them verbatim or adapt them to your data.
Parameters
list_email_logs accepts 6 parameters. The AI fills these in from your natural-language prompt; you never write them by hand.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | enum | optional | —queuedsentdeliveredbouncedfailed |
| recipientEmail | string | optional | Filter by recipient (partial match) |
| messageType | string | optional | e.g. invoice, reminder, quote_send, verification |
| dateFrom | string | optional | Start date YYYY-MM-DD |
| dateTo | string | optional | End date YYYY-MM-DD |
| limit | number | optional | Max results (default 50, max 200) |
Request example
Under the hood, your AI client sends a JSON-RPC 2.0 tools/call request to InvoiceCave's MCP endpoint at https://www.invoicecave.com/api/mcp/mcp. Here's what a list_email_logs call looks like:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "list_email_logs",
"arguments": {
"status": "queued",
"recipientEmail": "client@example.com",
"messageType": "Thanks for your business",
"dateFrom": "2026-06-01",
"dateTo": "2026-06-01"
}
}
}You won't write this yourself — it's shown so developers can see exactly what the MCP client generates. The arguments object maps 1:1 to the parameters above. Authentication is handled by the Authorization: Bearer header with your API key.
Example AI prompts
Type any of these into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor — InvoiceCave's MCP server will route them to list_email_logs automatically.
“Show me all my email logs.”
“How many email logs do I have right now? Summarize them.”
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Related tools
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FAQ — list_email_logs
What is list_email_logs?▾
list_email_logs is one of 102 tools in InvoiceCave's MCP server. Returns a paginated list of email logs from the organization, with optional filters (status, date range, customer, search term). It's invoked automatically when an AI client like Claude or Cursor decides the user's request maps to this action.
Which AI clients can call list_email_logs?▾
Any MCP-compatible client. We've tested it with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Codex. The MCP protocol is open, so any AI tool that speaks MCP can call this endpoint with a valid InvoiceCave API key.
Is calling list_email_logs secure?▾
Yes. Every call is authenticated by the API key you mint in the dashboard, scoped to a single organization, rate-limited per key, and recorded in the audit log with source='mcp'. Sensitive fields (SMTP passwords, encryption keys) are never returned to the AI client.
What parameters does list_email_logs take?▾
list_email_logs accepts 6 parameters, all optional. The AI populates these from your plain-English prompt — see the parameter table and request example above.
Does list_email_logs count against any quota?▾
MCP tool calls are unmetered on the free plan up to a generous monthly limit. Once you connect Stripe and start charging your customers, every call still counts against the same per-key rate limit but doesn't add to your bill.
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