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gws-gmail-watch

monitor and stream new Gmail messages

Published by Google Workspace Updated Jul 12
Covers Gmail Monitoring Google Workspace Email

Description

Gmail: Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON.

SKILL.md

gmail +watch

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON

Usage

gws gmail +watch

Flags

FlagRequiredDefaultDescription
--project——GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources
--subscription——Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup)
--topic——Existing Pub/Sub topic with Gmail push permission already granted
--label-ids——Comma-separated Gmail label IDs to filter (e.g., INBOX,UNREAD)
--max-messages—10Max messages per pull batch
--poll-interval—5Seconds between pulls
--msg-format—fullGmail message format: full, metadata, minimal, raw
--once——Pull once and exit
--cleanup——Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit
--output-dir——Write each message to a separate JSON file in this directory

Examples

gws gmail +watch --project my-gcp-project
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --label-ids INBOX --once
gws gmail +watch --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --cleanup --output-dir ./emails

Tips

  • Gmail watch expires after 7 days — re-run to renew.
  • Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
  • Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.

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