Looking for a script to delete emails from a specific sender from trash

[Dave Powell]

Hi there, I'm looking to completely and permanently delete emails from a specific sender within gmail. Looking up ways to solve this problem came upon scripts as a potential solution. I have not used scripts but can follow instructions well enough.

Requirements are:

• Script that permanently deletes emails from trash if they are from a specific sender.
  
• That the script run on a schedule as frequently as possible.
  

The ideal result is that I'm unaware the email arrived in the first place.

Thank you, let me know if you need further questions.

[ChiefChippy2]

I don't think this needs google apps script, try to create a GMail filter matching the sender's email, then select "Delete it" as the action.

[Dave Powell]

That only sends it to the trash where it's still visible to the user (I'm helping someone else with this). What we're looking for is a way for the email to be entirely removed from gmail without the user being aware an email was received in the first place.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:43 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think this needs google apps script, try to create a GMail filter matching the sender's email, then select "Delete it" as the action.

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[Clark Lind]

I don't know if Apps script can do more than move a message or thread to Trash or Spam. I don't know of any method to "Empty Trash".

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:35:50 AM UTC-4, Dave Powell wrote:

That only sends it to the trash where it's still visible to the user (I'm helping someone else with this). What we're looking for is a way for the email to be entirely removed from gmail without the user being aware an email was received in the first place.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:43 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think this needs google apps script, try to create a GMail filter matching the sender's email, then select "Delete it" as the action.

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[ChiefChippy2]

Advanced Gmail Service can permanently delete it.

Apply the filter and the code below ( add a time trigger and authorize it correctly : https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/services/advanced#enabling_advanced_services )

function example(){

var NotWanted= GmailApp.search("is:trash from:em...@em.ail")

var arrayId=[]

for(var i =0;i<=NotWanted.length;i++){

arrayId.push(NotWanted[i].getId())

}

Gmail.Users.Messages.batchDelete(arrayId,"me")

}

(Try this code there might be an error or two )

Edited ( I changed the code a tiny bit )

[Dave Powell]

Thanks! It ran, requested permissions, and then dumped this error. Using the email from your example for now.

TypeError: Cannot call method "getID" of unidentified. (line 6, file "Code")

Running the debug I get this:

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 10:51 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

Advanced Gmail Service can permanently delete it.

Apply the filter and the code below ( add a time trigger and authorize it correctly )

function example(){

var NotWanted= GmailApp.search("is:trash from:em...@em.ail")

var arrayId=[]

for(var i =0;i<=NotWanted.length;i++){

arrayId.push(NotWanted[i].getId())

}

UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/batchDelete",{"method":"POST","payload":{"id":arrayId}})

}

(Try this code there might be an error or two )

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 6:28:42 PM UTC+2, cwlind wrote:

I don't know if Apps script can do more than move a message or thread to Trash or Spam. I don't know of any method to "Empty Trash".

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:35:50 AM UTC-4, Dave Powell wrote:

That only sends it to the trash where it's still visible to the user (I'm helping someone else with this). What we're looking for is a way for the email to be entirely removed from gmail without the user being aware an email was received in the first place.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:43 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think this needs google apps script, try to create a GMail filter matching the sender's email, then select "Delete it" as the action.

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[ChiefChippy2]

1.) I didn't mention but you should change "em...@em.ail" to the sender's email ;)

2.) I don't know if my edited post has been saved but try this code - 

Advanced Gmail Service can permanently delete it.

Apply the filter and the code below ( add a time trigger and authorize it correctly : https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/services/advanced#enabling_advanced_services )

function example(){

var NotWanted= GmailApp.search("is:trash from:em...@em.ail")

//Change the bolded email address to the real one.

var arrayId=[]

for(var i =0;i<NotWanted.length;i++){

arrayId.push(NotWanted[i].getId())

}

Gmail.Users.Messages.batchDelete(arrayId,"me")

}

(Try this code there might be an error or two )

Edited ( I changed the code a tiny bit )

- show quoted text -

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 9:27:25 PM UTC+2, Dave Powell wrote:

Thanks! It ran, requested permissions, and then dumped this error. Using the email from your example for now.

TypeError: Cannot call method "getID" of unidentified. (line 6, file "Code")

Running the debug I get this:

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 10:51 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

Advanced Gmail Service can permanently delete it.

Apply the filter and the code below ( add a time trigger and authorize it correctly )

function example(){

var NotWanted= GmailApp.search("is:trash from:em...@em.ail")

var arrayId=[]

for(var i =0;i<=NotWanted.length;i++){

arrayId.push(NotWanted[i].getId())

}

UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/batchDelete",{"method":"POST","payload":{"id":arrayId}})

}

(Try this code there might be an error or two )

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 6:28:42 PM UTC+2, cwlind wrote:

I don't know if Apps script can do more than move a message or thread to Trash or Spam. I don't know of any method to "Empty Trash".

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:35:50 AM UTC-4, Dave Powell wrote:

That only sends it to the trash where it's still visible to the user (I'm helping someone else with this). What we're looking for is a way for the email to be entirely removed from gmail without the user being aware an email was received in the first place.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:43 AM ChiefChippy2 <soloui...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think this needs google apps script, try to create a GMail filter matching the sender's email, then select "Delete it" as the action.

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[ChiefChippy2]

Also - the error was caused by the send query not returning any thing and the for loop running 1 more time than necessary ( see my previous post for the correct code, if you are seeing this from your email, please copy-paste the code from the web version of the group chat since I often edit my code afterwards )