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function gmailAutoarchive() {
var delayDays = 2; // will only impact emails more than 48h old
var maxDate = new Date();
maxDate.setDate(maxDate.getDate()-delayDays); // what was the date at that time?
// Get all the threads labelled 'autoarchive'
var label = GmailApp.getUserLabelByName("autoarchive");
var threads = label.getThreads(0, 400);
// we archive all the threads if they're unread AND older than the limit we set in delayDays
for (var i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
if (threads[i].getLastMessageDate()<maxDate)
{
threads[i].moveToArchive();
}
}
}
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cdunn95 commented Jan 21, 2025

Thanks for this, I tweaked it for my needs and it is available here Archives any read message that is older than 24 hours.

Hi, I further tweaked your script and feel I made some worthwhile changes. A bit more verbose in the logging, but mainly it is more efficient in memory management and loops if the files to archive are >500. You can find the my updated version here.

Thanks for the starting point. :)

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