Command

nylas email templates list

List email templates.

Written by Qasim Muhammad Staff SRE

Published February 13, 2026Updated June 21, 2026

What does nylas email templates list do?

The nylas email templates list command displays all saved email templates. Templates let you reuse common email formats — follow-ups, introductions, reports — without retyping. Use --json to pipe templates into scripts or automation.

Usage

nylas email templates list

Flags

Flag	Description
--json	Output as JSON
--no-color	Disable color output
--verbose(-v)	Enable verbose output
--config	Custom config file path
--help(-h)	Show help for the command
--limit	Limit results (most list commands)
--yes(-y)	Skip confirmations
--category(-c)	Filter by category

Examples

The nylas email templates list command displays all saved email templates.

List templates

nylas email templates list

JSON output

nylas email templates list --json

Example output

NAME              CATEGORY    SUBJECT
follow-up         sales       Following up on our chat
welcome           onboarding  Welcome to the team

2 templates

Troubleshooting

No templates found

Templates are created with `nylas email templates create`. You may not have saved any yet.

Templates from another account

Templates are scoped to the active grant. Switch accounts with `nylas auth switch` to see other templates.

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Run nylas email templates list --help for full help output.