Gmail - only filter for mails that do NOT contain a label

Question

Hi there,

I use the “New Email Matching Search In Gmail” feature to filter out specific emails I use for a Zap.

Now I’d like to add an additional filter criterion to make sure that only emails go through that do NOT contain a label. I wonder how I write this.

My Search String looks like this so far:

in:inbox from:example@example.com AND subject:example AND "text1 in email" AND "text2 in email"

So my question is: how would I amend this Search String to also make sure that the email does not contain a label? Is it something like “AND no label”?

All help is appreciated!

Friendly,

Mathias

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Best answer by LowRider 7 November 2022, 13:30

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LowRider · Accepted Answer

Hi there,thank you for your answer, it actually helped!I first tried your method and then realized that for my purposes I can actually simply make it so that the trigger for the Zap is “New Email” and then I can simply have the Zap search for emails only that HAVE the label “Unread”. At the end of the Zap I have it remove the “Unread” label from the new email so it won’t be found again when the Zap triggers again.Thanks again for your input!

MohSwellam · Answer

Hi Mathias,In order to do that, I believe you cannot include it in the search parameter. You would need to add a Filter by Zapier step after the Trigger (which would still not count against your task usage) and choose the field Label then make it Doest Not Exist.Hope this helps.

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