Gmail Search Operator Cheatsheet
Gmail search is powerful when you know the operators. This page is the full reference with practical examples for sales workflows.
| from:sam@example.com | Messages from a specific sender |
| to:sam@example.com | Messages sent to a specific recipient |
| subject:proposal | Subject contains the word |
| has:attachment | Has at least one attachment |
| has:drive | has:document | has:spreadsheet | has:presentation | Specific Drive attachment type |
| filename:pdf | Specific filename or extension |
| label:starred | Matches a label (built-in or custom) |
| is:unread | Unread messages |
| after:2026/01/01 before:2026/03/31 | Date range |
| older_than:30d / newer_than:7d | Relative dates |
| size:5m | Larger than 5 megabytes |
| list:announce@yourcompany.com | Messages from a mailing list |
| deliveredto:alias@yourdomain.com | Delivered to a specific address (catches forwarded mail) |
| in:anywhere | Includes spam and trash in results |
| {from:a@x.com OR from:b@x.com} | Boolean OR |
| from:sam -subject:proposal | Boolean NOT (minus prefix) |
You know the rule. See where you sit against it.
Reference pages tell you the benchmark. Outsolvi tells you whether your team is above or below it. per-rep, per-deal, per-week. and which behavior changes move the number. From $7/user/mo yearly.
See your numberLists every operator (from:, to:, subject:, has:, label:, after:, before:, list:, deliveredto:, etc.) with worked examples and combination patterns.
Building a Gmail filter. Searching for that one email from 2023. Audit work for inbox-zero or list-cleanup.
FAQ
What's the most underused Gmail operator?+
`deliveredto:`. finds mail delivered to a specific address even when it's been forwarded. Useful for tracking down which alias gave your address to a spammer.
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Nate built Outsolvi after watching every email-tracking tool he had ever used lie to him about opens. Outsolvi runs Tier 1 to 5 confidence scoring on every open, native in Outlook and Gmail, so the number on the dashboard is one a rep can actually act on.
We update these pages when the underlying mechanics change. new mailbox-provider rules, new tracker behavior, new measurement gaps. The dates above are real revisions, not auto-touches.