Applescript commands mail

AppleScript can be used to automate various tasks in Mail.app, including sending and receiving emails, managing contacts, and more. Here are some common AppleScript commands for Mail:

Sending an Email

• tell application "Mail": Opens the Mail application
• set theMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:"My Subject", content:"My Message"}: Creates a new outgoing message with a subject and content
• set theRecipient to "[email protected]": Sets the recipient of the email
• send theMessage: Sends the email

Example:

tell application "Mail"
    set theMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:"My Subject", content:"My Message"}
    set theRecipient to "[email protected]"
    send theMessage
end tell

Receiving an Email

• tell application "Mail": Opens the Mail application
• set theAccount to first account whose name is "Your Account Name": Selects the account to receive emails from
• set theFilter to make new filter with properties {name:"My Filter", criteria:"from contains \"[email protected]\""}: Creates a new filter to receive emails from a specific sender
• set theMessage to first message of theFilter: Retrieves the first message that matches the filter criteria
• set theContent to content of theMessage: Retrieves the content of the message

Example:

tell application "Mail"
    set theAccount to first account whose name is "Your Account Name"
    set theFilter to make new filter with properties {name:"My Filter", criteria:"from contains \"[email protected]\""}
    set theMessage to first message of theFilter
    set theContent to content of theMessage
end tell

Managing Contacts

• tell application "Mail": Opens the Mail application
• set theContact to make new contact with properties {name:"John Doe", email:"[email protected]", phone:"123-456-7890"}: Creates a new contact with name, email, and phone number
• set theContact to first contact whose name is "John Doe": Retrieves the contact with the specified name
• set theEmails to emails of theContact: Retrieves the email addresses associated with the contact

Example:

tell application "Mail"
    set theContact to make new contact with properties {name:"John Doe", email:"[email protected]", phone:"123-456-7890"}
    set theContact to first contact whose name is "John Doe"
    set theEmails to emails of theContact
end tell

Other Commands

• tell application "Mail": Opens the Mail application
• get inbox: Retrieves the inbox mailbox
• get sent mailbox: Retrieves the sent mailbox
• get drafts mailbox: Retrieves the drafts mailbox
• get trash mailbox: Retrieves the trash mailbox
• get junk mailbox: Retrieves the junk mailbox

Example:

tell application "Mail"
    set theInbox to inbox
    set theSent to sent mailbox
    set theDrafts to drafts mailbox
    set theTrash to trash mailbox
    set theJunk to junk mailbox
end tell

These are just a few examples of the many AppleScript commands available for Mail. You can use these commands to automate various tasks, such as sending emails, managing contacts, and more.