# from_header

```lua
message:from_header()
```

Gets the `"From"` header, parses it as a list of mailboxes and groups, and returns an [addressheader](../addressheader/index.md) object.

Returns `nil` if no matching header could be found.

See also [message:get_address_header](get_address_header.md) and [message:to_header](to_header.md).


