diff --git a/mailsync.go b/mailsync.go
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+++ b/mailsync.go
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+package onlyoffice
+
+// High-level mail folder walk for ETL consumers (2dph brain mail-ingest,
+// cv tools). This is the "integration layer" half of reusing the canonical
+// client instead of private per-project OOClient copies: the caller gets a
+// single hydrated stream instead of hand-rolling list → get → download
+// against the raw API.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// MailSyncAttachment is one attachment of a hydrated mail message.
+type MailSyncAttachment struct {
+	ID   string // id accepted by Client.DownloadMailAttachment
+	Name string
+	Size int64
+	Body []byte // non-nil only when MailSyncOptions.FetchBodies is set
+}
+
+// MailSyncMessage is a hydrated mail message for sync pipelines.
+type MailSyncMessage struct {
+	ID             int64
+	Folder         int
+	Subject        string
+	From           string // raw RFC 5322 header value ("Name" <addr>)
+	Date           time.Time
+	IsNew          bool
+	HasAttachments bool
+	Attachments    []MailSyncAttachment
+}
+
+// MailSyncOptions controls FetchMailFolder.
+type MailSyncOptions struct {
+	Limit       int  // max messages to hydrate; 0 = whole folder
+	StartIndex  int  // skip this many messages before collecting
+	FetchBodies bool // eagerly download attachment bytes
+}
+
+// FetchMailFolder walks a mail folder page by page and hydrates every
+// message: list → get → (optionally) download attachments. It is the single
+// entry point sync pipelines need on top of the mail API.
+//
+// Messages are returned in API order (newest first). The folder walk stops
+// at the first empty or short page.
+func (c *Client) FetchMailFolder(ctx context.Context, folderID int, opts MailSyncOptions) ([]MailSyncMessage, error) {
+	if folderID <= 0 {
+		folderID = MailFolderInbox
+	}
+	var out []MailSyncMessage
+	skipped := 0
+	for page := 1; ; page++ {
+		batch, err := c.ResponseArray(ctx,
+			mailMessagesPath(MailMessagesFilter{Folder: folderID}, page, mailMessagesPageSize))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("FetchMailFolder: %w", err)
+		}
+		if len(batch) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		for _, raw := range batch {
+			if skipped < opts.StartIndex {
+				skipped++
+				continue
+			}
+			msg, err := c.hydrateMailMessage(ctx, raw, opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			out = append(out, *msg)
+			if opts.Limit > 0 && len(out) >= opts.Limit {
+				return out, nil
+			}
+		}
+		if len(batch) < mailMessagesPageSize {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// hydrateMailMessage converts one raw API message into a MailSyncMessage,
+// fetching the full record when the list item does not carry the attachment
+// metadata, and downloading bodies when requested.
+func (c *Client) hydrateMailMessage(ctx context.Context, m map[string]any, opts MailSyncOptions) (*MailSyncMessage, error) {
+	msg := &MailSyncMessage{
+		ID:      Int64FromMap(m, "id"),
+		Folder:  int(Int64FromMap(m, "folder")),
+		Subject: stringFromMap(m, "subject"),
+		From:    stringFromMap(m, "from"),
+		IsNew:   boolFromMap(m, "isNew") == "true",
+	}
+	msg.Date = parseMailTime(stringFromMap(m, "date"))
+
+	atts, _ := m["attachments"].([]any)
+	hasFlag := boolFromMap(m, "hasAttachments") == "true"
+	if hasFlag && len(atts) == 0 {
+		// List items may omit the attachment array; pull the full record.
+		full, err := c.GetMailMessage(ctx, strconv.FormatInt(msg.ID, 10))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("FetchMailFolder: hydrate message %d: %w", msg.ID, err)
+		}
+		atts, _ = full["attachments"].([]any)
+	}
+	for _, a := range atts {
+		am, ok := a.(map[string]any)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		att := MailSyncAttachment{
+			ID:   mailAttachmentID(am),
+			Name: stringFromMap(am, "fileName"),
+			Size: Int64FromMap(am, "size"),
+		}
+		if att.Name == "" {
+			att.Name = stringFromMap(am, "name")
+		}
+		if att.ID != "" {
+			msg.Attachments = append(msg.Attachments, att)
+		}
+	}
+	msg.HasAttachments = hasFlag || len(msg.Attachments) > 0
+
+	if opts.FetchBodies {
+		for i := range msg.Attachments {
+			body, err := c.DownloadMailAttachment(ctx, msg.Attachments[i].ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("FetchMailFolder: message %d attachment %q: %w",
+					msg.ID, msg.Attachments[i].Name, err)
+			}
+			msg.Attachments[i].Body = body
+		}
+	}
+	return msg, nil
+}
+
+// mailAttachmentID extracts the download id from an attachment object.
+// OnlyOffice variants use "id", "fileId" or "attachmentId".
+func mailAttachmentID(am map[string]any) string {
+	for _, key := range []string{"id", "fileId", "attachmentId"} {
+		switch v := am[key].(type) {
+		case string:
+			if s := v; s != "" {
+				return s
+			}
+		case float64:
+			if n := int64(v); n != 0 {
+				return strconv.FormatInt(n, 10)
+			}
+		case int64:
+			if v != 0 {
+				return strconv.FormatInt(v, 10)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// parseMailTime accepts the OnlyOffice timestamp shapes seen in the wild:
+// RFC3339 (with any fractional digits) and second-precision local form.
+func parseMailTime(s string) time.Time {
+	if s == "" {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+	if t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, s); err == nil {
+		return t
+	}
+	if t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05", s); err == nil {
+		return t
+	}
+	return time.Time{}
+}
diff --git a/mailsync_test.go b/mailsync_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0636978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailsync_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package onlyoffice
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// mailsSyncMock serves a two-page inbox: page 1 has two list items (one
+// reporting hasAttachments but omitting the attachment array, forcing the
+// full-record fetch), page 2 is empty. The full record for message 102
+// carries one attachment whose body is served by download.ashx.
+func newMailSyncTestServer(t *testing.T, msgsPage1 string) *httptest.Server {
+	t.Helper()
+	return httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch {
+		case r.URL.Path == "/api/2.0/authentication.json":
+			http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{Name: "sessionid", Value: "abc", Path: "/"})
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"response":{"token":"tok","expires":"2099-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+00:00"}}`))
+
+		case r.URL.Path == "/api/2.0/mail/messages":
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			if r.URL.Query().Get("page") > "1" {
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"response":[]}`))
+				return
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"response":[` + msgsPage1 + `]}`))
+
+		case r.URL.Path == "/api/2.0/mail/messages/102":
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"response":{
+				"id":102,"subject":"Full record","from":"\"A\" <a@b.com>",
+				"date":"2026-08-22T10:15:00+02:00","folder":1,"isNew":false,
+				"hasAttachments":true,
+				"attachments":[{"id":77,"fileName":"report.pdf","size":3}]}}`))
+
+		case r.URL.Path == "/addons/mail/httphandlers/download.ashx":
+			if r.Header.Get("Cookie") == "" {
+				http.Error(w, "missing cookie", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+				return
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte("PDF!"))
+
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+}
+
+func TestFetchMailFolderHydratesAndDownloads(t *testing.T) {
+	page1 := `
+		{"id":101,"subject":"Plain","from":"x@y.z","date":"2026-08-21T09:00:00Z",
+		 "folder":1,"isNew":true,"hasAttachments":false},
+		{"id":102,"subject":"With attachment (list item)","from":"a@b.com",
+		 "date":"2026-08-22T10:15:00+02:00","folder":1,"isNew":false,
+		 "hasAttachments":true}
+	`
+	srv := newMailSyncTestServer(t, page1)
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := NewClient(Credentials{Url: srv.URL, User: "u", Password: "p"})
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	msgs, err := c.FetchMailFolder(ctx, MailFolderInbox, MailSyncOptions{FetchBodies: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchMailFolder: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(msgs) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d messages, want 2", len(msgs))
+	}
+
+	first := msgs[0]
+	if first.ID != 101 || first.Subject != "Plain" || !first.IsNew {
+		t.Fatalf("first = %+v", first)
+	}
+	if first.Date.IsZero() || first.Date.Year() != 2026 {
+		t.Fatalf("first date = %v", first.Date)
+	}
+	if first.HasAttachments {
+		t.Fatalf("first should have no attachments")
+	}
+
+	second := msgs[1]
+	if !second.HasAttachments || len(second.Attachments) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("second attachments = %+v", second.Attachments)
+	}
+	att := second.Attachments[0]
+	if att.ID != "77" || att.Name != "report.pdf" || att.Size != 3 || string(att.Body) != "PDF!" {
+		t.Fatalf("attachment = %+v", att)
+	}
+	if second.Date.Location() == time.UTC && second.Date.Hour() != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("second date = %v (want +02:00 offset preserved)", second.Date)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchMailFolderLimitAndStartIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	var items []string
+	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
+		items = append(items, `{"id":`+string(rune('0'+i))+`,"subject":"m`+string(rune('0'+i))+`",
+			"from":"x@y.z","date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00Z","folder":1}`)
+	}
+	srv := newMailSyncTestServer(t, strings.Join(items, ","))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := NewClient(Credentials{Url: srv.URL, User: "u", Password: "p"})
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	got, err := c.FetchMailFolder(ctx, MailFolderInbox, MailSyncOptions{StartIndex: 1, Limit: 2})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchMailFolder: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d messages, want 2", len(got))
+	}
+	if got[0].ID != 2 || got[1].ID != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("ids = %d,%d want 2,3", got[0].ID, got[1].ID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseMailTime(t *testing.T) {
+	fractions := "2026-08-22T10:15:00.1234567+02:00"
+	if parseMailTime(fractions).IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("RFC3339 with 7-digit fraction failed: %q", fractions)
+	}
+	if parseMailTime("2026-08-22T10:15:00").IsZero() {
+		t.Fatal("second-precision form failed")
+	}
+	if !parseMailTime("").IsZero() || !parseMailTime("garbage").IsZero() {
+		t.Fatal("unparseable input must yield zero time")
+	}
+}