---
title: "How to copy \"Show Original\" in Gmail"
description: "Here's how to copy the 'Show Original' content from an email. Follow our step-by-step guide to extract & utilize the raw source code."
url: https://helpcenter.smartlead.ai/en/articles/66-how-to-copy-show-original-in-gmail
collection: "Setting Up Email Accounts"
updated: 2026-10-01
language: en
---

# How to copy "Show Original" in Gmail

Here's how to copy the 'Show Original' content from an email. Follow our step-by-step guide to extract & utilize the raw source code.

Check out the video for hands-on guide on how to copy show original:  
[https://www.loom.com/share/3f08c665849142d181f19863cc97822c](https://www.loom.com/share/3f08c665849142d181f19863cc97822c)  
  
Or, read on for the step-by-step guide:  
  
We are sharing the process in Gmail, it works the same in Zoho or Outlook.  
  
1\. Open your Gmail app and navigate to the email in your inbox you want to copy “Show Original” for.

2\. Click on the three dots as shown in the below image on the right corner of the screen.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/8kWF4NE5GqVIzSUdtcyFPE7PFKQ5y3ZgIbzbAu7ke1haAuIb5DI1WEwWdvG5iTiAgmgrHuuwyB9.png)

3\. Click on “Show Original” from the drop down menu.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/2eN9eiUW6wglqsoYkoA8KMRgLd3lHdQ1PD4pLKoDpn4VIzENQf0O1MRPpHoNumtxs8Ie4Yz4ACH.png)

4.. On the redirected tab, click on “Copy to Clipboard” to copy the “Show original” and you are done.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/1U5fMLxOOrDAjr92fI0IoWohBAJRLiYM1JveykqPk3VSHTm00yqNqQd0vvQmRtq00d3wZ1ZnSM5.png)