Reference

`gog gmail search`

gog gmail search

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Search threads using Gmail query syntax

#Usage

gog gmail (mail,email) search (find,query,ls,list) <query> ... [flags]

#Parent

#Flags

FlagTypeDefaultHelp
--access-tokenstringUse provided access token directly (bypasses stored refresh tokens; token expires in ~1h)
-a
--account
--acct
stringAccount email for API commands (gmail/calendar/chat/classroom/drive/docs/slides/contacts/tasks/people/sheets/forms/appscript/ads)
--all
--all-pages
--allpages
boolFetch all pages
--clientstringOAuth client name (selects stored credentials + token bucket)
--colorstringautoColor output: auto|always|never
--disable-commandsstringComma-separated list of disabled commands; dot paths allowed
-n
--dry-run
--dryrun
--noop
--preview
boolDo not make changes; print intended actions and exit successfully
--enable-commandsstringComma-separated list of enabled commands; dot paths allowed (restricts CLI)
--fail-empty
--non-empty
--require-results
boolExit with code 3 if no results
-y
--force
--assume-yes
--yes
boolSkip confirmations for destructive commands
--gmail-no-sendboolfalseBlock Gmail send operations (agent safety)
-h
--help
kong.helpFlagShow context-sensitive help.
-j
--json
--machine
boolfalseOutput JSON to stdout (best for scripting)
--localboolUse local timezone (default behavior, useful to override --timezone)
--max
--limit
int6410Max results
--no-input
--non-interactive
--noninteractive
boolNever prompt; fail instead (useful for CI)
--oldestboolShow first message date instead of last
--page
--cursor
stringPage token
-p
--plain
--tsv
boolfalseOutput stable, parseable text to stdout (TSV; no colors)
--results-onlyboolIn JSON mode, emit only the primary result (drops envelope fields like nextPageToken)
--select
--pick
--project
stringIn JSON mode, select comma-separated fields (best-effort; supports dot paths). Desire path: use --fields for most commands.
-z
--timezone
stringOutput timezone (IANA name, e.g. America/New_York, UTC). Default: local
-v
--verbose
boolEnable verbose logging
--versionkong.VersionFlagPrint version and exit

#See Also