---
name: recipe-create-gmail-filter
description: "Create a Gmail filter to automatically label, star, or categorize incoming messages."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
      skills:
        - gws-gmail
title: recipe-create-gmail-filter
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/googleworkspace/cli/recipe-create-gmail-filter
last_updated: 2026-09-23T19:12:18.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install googleworkspace/cli/recipe-create-gmail-filter`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Create a Gmail Filter

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-gmail`

Create a Gmail filter to automatically label, star, or categorize incoming messages.

## Steps

1. List existing labels: `gws gmail users labels list --params '{"userId": "me"}' --format table`
2. Create a new label: `gws gmail users labels create --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"name": "Receipts"}'`
3. Create a filter: `gws gmail users settings filters create --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"criteria": {"from": "receipts@example.com"}, "action": {"addLabelIds": ["LABEL_ID"], "removeLabelIds": ["INBOX"]}}'`
4. Verify filter: `gws gmail users settings filters list --params '{"userId": "me"}' --format table`