Delete all mail on gmail
To delete all emails on Gmail, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Gmail Web Interface
- Log in to your Gmail account on the web.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page.
- Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
- Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
- In the "From" field, enter "me" (without quotes).
- Click on the "Create filter" button.
- In the "Apply the label" dropdown menu, select "Delete it".
- Click on the "Create" button.
This will delete all emails in your inbox, including any labels or filters you may have applied.
Method 2: Using the Gmail Mobile App
- Open the Gmail app on your mobile device.
- Tap on the three horizontal lines (menu icon) in the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap on "Settings" from the menu.
- Scroll down to the "General" section.
- Tap on "Delete all messages".
- Confirm that you want to delete all messages by tapping "OK".
Method 3: Using the Gmail API
If you have a large number of emails and want to delete them programmatically, you can use the Gmail API. You'll need to:
- Enable the Gmail API for your project in the Google Cloud Console.
- Create a service account and generate a private key file.
- Install the Google API Client Library for your programming language of choice.
- Use the library to authenticate with the Gmail API and delete all emails.
Here's an example of how you might do this in Python:
import os
import json
from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
# Set up authentication
creds = Credentials.from_service_account_file('path/to/service_account_key.json')
service = build('gmail', 'v1', credentials=creds)
# Delete all emails
response = service.users().messages().list(userId='me').execute()
messages = response.get('messages', [])
for message in messages:
service.users().messages().delete(userId='me', id=message['id']).execute()
Note that deleting all emails on Gmail will permanently remove them from your account, so be sure to back up any important emails before doing so.