nick-wang · May 30, 2022 03:51 · Aug 8, 2021 · Aug 8, 2021 · Aug 8, 2021 · Jul 17, 2019
diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button.
 This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script
 to run (I did mine for every minute but others are seeing execution take longer than
 a minute in which case you may want to run every 5 or 15 minutes).
+
+This writeup from @timur-tabi goes into more detail : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PLfAnNus-B87gHS1pkbmzFTkWckAPNcqmvO7hFo_gBc/edit
+
 Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
 */
 

diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 /*
 This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 400 emails and
-can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you
+can be triggered to run every few minutes without user interaction enabling you
 to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
 
+Google returns a maximum of 500 threads. This limits to 400 threads in case 500
+threads is causing timeouts
+
 Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails
 you want to delete
 Browser to https://script.google.com/.
 Start a script and paste in the code below. 
 After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button.
 This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script
-to run (I did mine for every minute).
+to run (I did mine for every minute but others are seeing execution take longer than
+a minute in which case you may want to run every 5 or 15 minutes).
 Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
 */
 

diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and
+This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 400 emails and
 can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you
 to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
 
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
 
 function batchDeleteEmail() {
   var batchSize = 100 // Process up to 100 threads at once
-  var threads = GmailApp.search('label:inbox from:[email protected]');
+  var searchSize = 400 // Limit search result to a max of 400 threads. Use this if you encounter the "Exceeded maximum execution time" error
+
+  var threads = GmailApp.search('label:inbox from:[email protected]', 0, searchSize);
   for (j = 0; j < threads.length; j+=batchSize) {
     GmailApp.moveThreadsToTrash(threads.slice(j, j+batchSize));
   }
-}
+}
diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-# This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and
-# can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you
-# to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
+/*
+This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and
+can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you
+to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
 
-# Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails
-# you want to delete
-# Browser to https://script.google.com/.
-# Start a script and paste in the code below. 
-# After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button.
-# This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script
-# to run (I did mine for every minute).
-# Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
+Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails
+you want to delete
+Browser to https://script.google.com/.
+Start a script and paste in the code below. 
+After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button.
+This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script
+to run (I did mine for every minute).
+Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
+*/
 
 function batchDeleteEmail() {
   var batchSize = 100 // Process up to 100 threads at once

diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-# This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
+# This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and
+# can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you
+# to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
 
-# Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails you want to delete
+# Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails
+# you want to delete
 # Browser to https://script.google.com/.
 # Start a script and paste in the code below. 
-# After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button. This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script to run (I did mine for every minute).
+# After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button.
+# This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script
+# to run (I did mine for every minute).
 # Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
 
 function batchDeleteEmail() {

diff --git a/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js b/batch-delete-gmail-emails.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail.
+
+# Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails you want to delete
+# Browser to https://script.google.com/.
+# Start a script and paste in the code below. 
+# After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button. This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script to run (I did mine for every minute).
+# Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ
+
+function batchDeleteEmail() {
+  var batchSize = 100 // Process up to 100 threads at once
+  var threads = GmailApp.search('label:inbox from:[email protected]');
+  for (j = 0; j < threads.length; j+=batchSize) {
+    GmailApp.moveThreadsToTrash(threads.slice(j, j+batchSize));
+  }
+}