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A Google Apps Script script to bulk delete large amounts of email in Gmail while avoiding the error #793 which Gmail encounters normally
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| This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts, will delete 400 emails and | |
| 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 email threads in a single API call. | |
| This script fetches 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 |