https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190
How to use a search operator
- Go to Gmail.
- In the search box, type the search operator.
Search operators you can use
Tip: Once you do a search using search operators, you can use the results to set up a filter for these messages.
What you can search by | Search operator & example |
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Specify the sender | from: Example: from:amy |
Specify a recipient | to: Example: to:david |
Specify a recipient who received a copy | cc: bcc: Example: cc:david |
Words in the subject line | subject: Example: subject:dinner |
Messages that match multiple terms | OR or { } Example: from:amy OR from:david Example: {from:amy from:david} |
Remove messages from your results | - Example: dinner -movie |
Find messages with words near each other. Use the number to say how many words apart the words can beAdd quotes to find messages in which the word you put first stays first. | AROUND Example: holiday AROUND 10 vacation Example: "secret AROUND 25 birthday" |
Messages that have a certain label | label: Example: label:friends |
Messages that have an attachment | has:attachment Example: has:attachment |
Messages that have a Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides attachment or link | has:drive has:document has:spreadsheet has:presentation Example: has:drive |
Messages that have a YouTube video | has:youtube Example: has:youtube |
Messages from a mailing list | list: Example: list:[email protected] |
Attachments with a certain name or file type | filename: Example: filename:pdf Example: filename:homework.txt |
Search for an exact word or phrase | " " Example: "dinner and movie tonight" |
Group multiple search terms together | ( ) Example: subject:(dinner movie) |
Messages in any folder, including Spam and Trash | in:anywhere Example: in:anywhere movie |
Search for messages that are marked as important | is:important label:important Example: is:important |
Starred, snoozed, unread, or read messages | is:starred is:snoozed is:unread is:read Example: is:read is:starred |
Messages that include an icon of a certain color | has:yellow-star has:blue-info Example: has:purple-star |
Recipients in the cc or bcc field | cc: bcc: Example: cc:david Note: You can’t find messages that you received on bcc. |
Search for messages sent during a certain time period | after: before: older: newer: Example: after:2004/04/16 Example: after:04/16/2004 Example: before:2004/04/18 Example: before:04/18/2004 |
Search for messages older or newer than a time period using d (day), m (month), and y (year) | older_than: newer_than: Example: newer_than:2d |
Chat messages | is:chat Example: is:chat movie |
Search by email for delivered messages | deliveredto: Example: deliveredto:[email protected] |
Messages in a certain category | category:primary Example: category:updates |
Messages larger than a certain size in bytes | size: Example: size:1000000 |
Messages larger or smaller than a certain size in bytes | larger: smaller: Example: larger:10M |
Results that match a word exactly | + Example: +unicorn |
Messages with a certain message-id header | Rfc822msgid: Example: rfc822msgid:[email protected] |
Messages that have or don’t have a label | has:userlabels has:nouserlabels Example: has:nouserlabels Note: Labels are only added to a message, and not an entire conversation. |