Gmail API . users . threads

Instance Methods

delete(userId=*, id=*)

Immediately and permanently deletes the specified thread. This operation cannot be undone. Prefer threads.trash instead.

get(userId=*, id=*, format=None, metadataHeaders=None)

Gets the specified thread.

list(userId=*, labelIds=None, q=None, pageToken=None, maxResults=None, includeSpamTrash=None)

Lists the threads in the user's mailbox.

list_next(previous_request=*, previous_response=*)

Retrieves the next page of results.

modify(userId=*, id=*, body=None)

Modifies the labels applied to the thread. This applies to all messages in the thread.

trash(userId=*, id=*)

Moves the specified thread to the trash.

untrash(userId=*, id=*)

Removes the specified thread from the trash.

Method Details

delete(userId=*, id=*)
Immediately and permanently deletes the specified thread. This operation cannot be undone. Prefer threads.trash instead.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  id: string, ID of the Thread to delete. (required)
get(userId=*, id=*, format=None, metadataHeaders=None)
Gets the specified thread.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  id: string, The ID of the thread to retrieve. (required)
  format: string, The format to return the messages in.
    Allowed values
      full - 
      metadata - 
      minimal - 
  metadataHeaders: string, When given and format is METADATA, only include headers specified. (repeated)

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A collection of messages representing a conversation.
    "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
    "messages": [ # The list of messages in the thread.
      { # An email message.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
    ],
    "id": "A String", # The unique ID of the thread.
    "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this thread.
  }
list(userId=*, labelIds=None, q=None, pageToken=None, maxResults=None, includeSpamTrash=None)
Lists the threads in the user's mailbox.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  labelIds: string, Only return threads with labels that match all of the specified label IDs. (repeated)
  q: string, Only return threads matching the specified query. Supports the same query format as the Gmail search box. For example, "from:someuser@example.com rfc822msgid: is:unread". Parameter cannot be used when accessing the api using the gmail.metadata scope.
  pageToken: string, Page token to retrieve a specific page of results in the list.
  maxResults: integer, Maximum number of threads to return.
  includeSpamTrash: boolean, Include threads from SPAM and TRASH in the results.

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    {
    "nextPageToken": "A String", # Page token to retrieve the next page of results in the list.
    "resultSizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated total number of results.
    "threads": [ # List of threads. Note that each thread resource does not contain a list of messages. The list of messages for a given thread can be fetched using the threads.get method.
      { # A collection of messages representing a conversation.
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "messages": [ # The list of messages in the thread.
          { # An email message.
            "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
            "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
            "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
              "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
                "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
                "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
                "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
              },
              "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
              "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
              "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
              "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
                {
                  "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
                  "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
                },
              ],
              "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
                # Object with schema name: MessagePart
              ],
            },
            "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
            "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
            "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
            "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
                # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
                # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
                # - The Subject headers must match.
            "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
              "A String",
            ],
            "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
          },
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The unique ID of the thread.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this thread.
      },
    ],
  }
list_next(previous_request=*, previous_response=*)
Retrieves the next page of results.

Args:
  previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
  previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

Returns:
  A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
  page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.
    
modify(userId=*, id=*, body=None)
Modifies the labels applied to the thread. This applies to all messages in the thread.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  id: string, The ID of the thread to modify. (required)
  body: object, The request body.
    The object takes the form of:

{
    "removeLabelIds": [ # A list of IDs of labels to remove from this thread.
      "A String",
    ],
    "addLabelIds": [ # A list of IDs of labels to add to this thread.
      "A String",
    ],
  }


Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A collection of messages representing a conversation.
    "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
    "messages": [ # The list of messages in the thread.
      { # An email message.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
    ],
    "id": "A String", # The unique ID of the thread.
    "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this thread.
  }
trash(userId=*, id=*)
Moves the specified thread to the trash.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  id: string, The ID of the thread to Trash. (required)

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A collection of messages representing a conversation.
    "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
    "messages": [ # The list of messages in the thread.
      { # An email message.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
    ],
    "id": "A String", # The unique ID of the thread.
    "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this thread.
  }
untrash(userId=*, id=*)
Removes the specified thread from the trash.

Args:
  userId: string, The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
  id: string, The ID of the thread to remove from Trash. (required)

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A collection of messages representing a conversation.
    "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
    "messages": [ # The list of messages in the thread.
      { # An email message.
        "internalDate": "A String", # The internal message creation timestamp (epoch ms), which determines ordering in the inbox. For normal SMTP-received email, this represents the time the message was originally accepted by Google, which is more reliable than the Date header. However, for API-migrated mail, it can be configured by client to be based on the Date header.
        "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this message.
        "payload": { # A single MIME message part. # The parsed email structure in the message parts.
          "body": { # The body of a single MIME message part. # The message part body for this part, which may be empty for container MIME message parts.
            "data": "A String", # The body data of a MIME message part as a base64url encoded string. May be empty for MIME container types that have no message body or when the body data is sent as a separate attachment. An attachment ID is present if the body data is contained in a separate attachment.
            "attachmentId": "A String", # When present, contains the ID of an external attachment that can be retrieved in a separate messages.attachments.get request. When not present, the entire content of the message part body is contained in the data field.
            "size": 42, # Number of bytes for the message part data (encoding notwithstanding).
          },
          "mimeType": "A String", # The MIME type of the message part.
          "partId": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message part.
          "filename": "A String", # The filename of the attachment. Only present if this message part represents an attachment.
          "headers": [ # List of headers on this message part. For the top-level message part, representing the entire message payload, it will contain the standard RFC 2822 email headers such as To, From, and Subject.
            {
              "name": "A String", # The name of the header before the : separator. For example, To.
              "value": "A String", # The value of the header after the : separator. For example, someuser@example.com.
            },
          ],
          "parts": [ # The child MIME message parts of this part. This only applies to container MIME message parts, for example multipart/*. For non- container MIME message part types, such as text/plain, this field is empty. For more information, see RFC 1521.
            # Object with schema name: MessagePart
          ],
        },
        "snippet": "A String", # A short part of the message text.
        "raw": "A String", # The entire email message in an RFC 2822 formatted and base64url encoded string. Returned in messages.get and drafts.get responses when the format=RAW parameter is supplied.
        "sizeEstimate": 42, # Estimated size in bytes of the message.
        "threadId": "A String", # The ID of the thread the message belongs to. To add a message or draft to a thread, the following criteria must be met:
            # - The requested threadId must be specified on the Message or Draft.Message you supply with your request.
            # - The References and In-Reply-To headers must be set in compliance with the RFC 2822 standard.
            # - The Subject headers must match.
        "labelIds": [ # List of IDs of labels applied to this message.
          "A String",
        ],
        "id": "A String", # The immutable ID of the message.
      },
    ],
    "id": "A String", # The unique ID of the thread.
    "historyId": "A String", # The ID of the last history record that modified this thread.
  }