google-mail-delayed-cleanup

Google app script to automatically clean up Gmail inbox in a delayed fashion.

It is useful to receive some email notifications but after a while they become useless and start clogging the inbox.

This script will run every 30min (configurable) to archive messages based on a given list of filters/rules.

To make sure important messages are not archived, just mark them with a Star and they will be skipped by the script.

This is how get it running:

1. Open Google Drive

2. Click New -> More -> Google App Script:

   

3. Name the script and paste the code from Github (Code.gs)

4. Edit the filters as desired

5. Select runMyFilters and press Play button to test run the script:

   

6. Click Continue on the authorization required notice:

   

7. Allow the app to view and manage your mail:

   

8. Edit the triggers pressing the Clock button:

   

9. Add some triggers as pictured:

   

10. Done!