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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Models.MailSearch;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccount.Queries;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using MediatR;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Queries;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Query to fetch only the UIDs of matching emails from an IMAP mailbox.
+/// </summary>
+public record FetchEmailUidsQuery : IRequest<IEnumerable<long>>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the email account to use.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required GetSenderQuery Account { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mail query used to filter and limit the emails retrieved.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MailSearchFilter Mail { get; init; } = new();
+}
+
+public class FetchEmailUidsQueryHandler(ISender Sender, IImapEmailService ImapService) : IRequestHandler<FetchEmailUidsQuery, IEnumerable<long>>
+{
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<long>> Handle(FetchEmailUidsQuery request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var account = await Sender.Send(request.Account, cancellationToken)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException(
+                $"No email account found for the given criteria (Id: {request.Account.Id}, Username: {request.Account.Username}).");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(account.ImapServer))
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"IMAP is not configured for account '{account.Username}' (Id: {account.Id}). Set ImapServer in EmailAccounts configuration.");
+
+        return await ImapService.FetchEmailUidsAsync(
+            account,
+            request.Mail,
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+}