Productivity :: Software :: Google Workspace :: Gmail :: Search :: Operator
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from:β Find emails sent from a specific person.- Examples:
from:me,from:amy@example.com
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to:β Find emails sent to a specific person.- Examples:
to:me,to:john@example.com
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cc:,bcc:β Find emails that include specific people in the "Cc" or "Bcc" fields.- Examples:
cc:john@example.com,bcc:david@example.com
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subject:β Find emails by a word or phrase in the subject line.- Examples:
subject:dinner,subject:anniversary party
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after:,before:,older:,newer:β Search for emails received during a certain time period.- Examples:
after:2004/04/16,before:2004/04/18
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older_than:,newer_than:β Search for emails older or newer than a time period. Used(day),m(month), ory(year).- Examples:
older_than:1y,newer_than:2d
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ORor{ }β Find emails that match one or more of your search criteria.- Examples:
from:amy OR from:david,{from:amy from:david}
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ANDβ Find emails that match all of your search criteria.- Example:
from:amy AND to:david
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-β Exclude emails from your search criteria.- Example:
dinner -movie
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AROUNDβ Find emails with words near each other. Use the number to say how many words apart the words can be.- Examples:
holiday AROUND 10 vacation,"secret AROUND 25 birthday"
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label:β Find emails under one of your labels.- Examples:
label:friends,label:important
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category:β If you use inbox categories, find emails under one of the categories.- Examples:
category:primary,category:social,category:promotions,category:updates,category:forums,category:reservations,category:purchases
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has:β Find emails that include:- Attachments:
has:attachment - Inline images:
has:image - YouTube videos:
has:youtube - Drive files:
has:drive - Google Docs:
has:document - Google Sheets:
has:spreadsheet - Google Slides:
has:presentation
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filename:β Find emails that have attachments with a certain name or file type.- Examples:
filename:pdf,filename:homework.txt
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list:β Find emails from a mailing list.- Example:
list:info@example.com
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rfc822msgid:β Find emails with a specific message-id header.- Example:
rfc822msgid:200503292@example.com
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" "β Search for emails with an exact word or phrase.- Example:
"dinner and movie tonight"
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( )β Group multiple search terms together.- Example:
subject:(dinner movie)
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+β Find emails that match a word exactly.- Example:
+unicorn
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in:anywhereβ Find emails across Gmail, including Spam and Trash.- Example:
in:anywhere movie
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in:snoozedβ Find emails that you snoozed.- Example:
in:snoozed birthday reminder
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is:mutedβ Find emails that you muted.- Example:
is:muted subject:team celebration
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is:β Search for emails by their status:- Important:
is:important - Starred:
is:starred - Unread:
is:unread - Read:
is:read
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has:yellow-star,has:orange-star,has:red-star,has:purple-star,has:blue-star,has:green-star,has:red-bang,has:orange-guillemet,has:yellow-bang,has:green-check,has:blue-info,has:purple-questionβ If you set up different star options, you can search for emails under a star option.- Example:
has:yellow-star OR has:purple-question
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deliveredto:β Find emails delivered to a specific email address.- Example:
deliveredto:username@example.com
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size:,larger:,smaller:β Find emails by their size.- Examples:
size:1000000,larger:10M
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has:userlabelsβ Find emails that have user-applied labels.has:nouserlabelsβ Find emails that don't have user-applied labels.