This template runs on a schedule, finds Gmail messages that match a query you define, and lets JavaScript drop anything on your keep-list.
Gmail then removes the Inbox label to archive, or adds Trash when you are ready to delete. Connect Gmail, test the query in Gmail first, and start with archive until you trust the rules.
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The scenario starts on the cadence you set, for example nightly.
Gmail returns messages for the search query you paste, such as sender, subject, or older than a date.
JavaScript drops messages from senders or subjects you want to keep.
Gmail removes the Inbox label to archive, or adds Trash for messages you are ready to delete.
Add a Gmail connection with permission to read and modify mail in the inbox you want to clean.
Paste the same query into Gmail first and check the results. Then put that query on the Find Email step.
In JavaScript, list senders or subjects that must stay. Start by removing the Inbox label so mail leaves the inbox without going to Trash.
Run nightly or hourly. Review a few archived threads before you switch the last step to Trash.
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