Question 1

How do I find emails from a specific sender in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the from: operator. Example: from:john@example.com

Question 2

How do I find emails sent to a specific recipient in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the to: operator. Example: to:jane@example.com

Question 3

How do I find emails where someone was cc'd in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the cc: operator. Example: cc:team@example.com

Question 4

How do I find emails where someone was bcc'd in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the bcc: operator. Example: bcc:manager@example.com

Question 5

How do I find emails delivered to a specific address in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the deliveredto: operator. Example: deliveredto:me@example.com

Question 6

How do I find emails after a specific date in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the after: operator. Example: after:2024/01/01

Question 7

How do I find emails before a specific date in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the before: operator. Example: before:2024/12/31

Question 8

How do I find emails older than a time period in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the older: operator. Example: older:7d

Question 9

How do I find emails newer than a time period in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the newer: operator. Example: newer:2d

Question 10

How do I find emails older than a relative time (d/m/y) in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the older_than: operator. Example: older_than:1y

Question 11

How do I find emails with a specific label in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the label: operator. Example: label:work

Question 12

How do I find emails in a category (primary, social, promotions, updates, forums) in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the category: operator. Example: category:promotions

Question 13

How do I find emails in a specific location in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the in: operator. Example: in:inbox

Question 14

How do I find starred emails in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the is:starred operator. Example: is:starred

Question 15

How do I find emails marked as important in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the is:important operator. Example: is:important

Question 16

How do I find emails with any attachment in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the has:attachment operator. Example: has:attachment

Question 17

How do I find emails with google drive attachments in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the has:drive operator. Example: has:drive

Question 18

How do I find emails with google docs attached in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the has:document operator. Example: has:document

Question 19

How do I find emails with google sheets attached in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the has:spreadsheet operator. Example: has:spreadsheet

Question 20

How do I find emails with google slides attached in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Use the has:presentation operator. Example: has:presentation

Operator	Description	Example
`from:`	Find emails from a specific sender	`from:john@example.com`
`to:`	Find emails sent to a specific recipient	`to:jane@example.com`
`cc:`	Find emails where someone was CC'd	`cc:team@example.com`
`bcc:`	Find emails where someone was BCC'd	`bcc:manager@example.com`
`deliveredto:`	Find emails delivered to a specific address	`deliveredto:me@example.com`

Operator	Description	Example
`after:`	Find emails after a specific date	`after:2024/01/01`
`before:`	Find emails before a specific date	`before:2024/12/31`
`older:`	Find emails older than a time period	`older:7d`
`newer:`	Find emails newer than a time period	`newer:2d`
`older_than:`	Find emails older than a relative time (d/m/y)	`older_than:1y`
`newer_than:`	Find emails newer than a relative time (d/m/y)	`newer_than:1m`

Operator	Description	Example
`label:`	Find emails with a specific label	`label:work`
`category:`	Find emails in a category (primary, social, promotions, updates, forums)	`category:promotions`
`in:`	Find emails in a specific location	`in:inbox`
`is:starred`	Find starred emails	`is:starred`
`is:important`	Find emails marked as important	`is:important`
`is:unread`	Find unread emails	`is:unread`
`is:read`	Find read emails	`is:read`
`is:snoozed`	Find snoozed emails	`is:snoozed`

Operator	Description	Example
`has:attachment`	Find emails with any attachment	`has:attachment`
`has:drive`	Find emails with Google Drive attachments	`has:drive`
`has:document`	Find emails with Google Docs attached	`has:document`
`has:spreadsheet`	Find emails with Google Sheets attached	`has:spreadsheet`
`has:presentation`	Find emails with Google Slides attached	`has:presentation`
`filename:`	Find emails with attachments matching a filename	`filename:report.pdf`
`filename:pdf`	Find emails with PDF attachments	`filename:pdf`

Operator	Description	Example
`size:`	Find emails larger than a size in bytes	`size:5000000`
`larger:`	Find emails larger than a specified size	`larger:10M`
`smaller:`	Find emails smaller than a specified size	`smaller:1M`

Gmail Search Operators

Tips & Notes

Sender & Recipient

Date Filters

Labels & Categories

Attachments

Size Filters

Content Search

Special Filters

Operator	Description	Example
`subject:`	Find emails with specific words in the subject	`subject:meeting`
`"exact phrase"`	Find emails containing an exact phrase	`"quarterly report"`
`OR`	Find emails matching either term	`from:alice OR from:bob`
`-`	Exclude emails matching a term	`-from:newsletter@example.com`
`AROUND`	Find words near each other (within n words)	`budget AROUND 5 approval`

Operator	Description	Example
`list:`	Find emails from a mailing list	`list:team@groups.example.com`
`rfc822msgid:`	Find email by Message-ID header	`rfc822msgid:abc123@mail.example.com`
`has:userlabels`	Find emails with any user-created label	`has:userlabels`
`has:nouserlabels`	Find emails without user-created labels	`has:nouserlabels`
`is:muted`	Find muted conversations	`is:muted`