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https://github.com/douglascdev/gmail_attachment_downloader

A command line application that downloads all the gmail attachments with the specified format and search terms.
https://github.com/douglascdev/gmail_attachment_downloader

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A command line application that downloads all the gmail attachments with the specified format and search terms.

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# Gmail Attachment Downloader
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A command line application that downloads all the gmail attachments with the specified format and search terms. It's still in alpha, so feel free to contribute :)

## Installation

Simply run:

```
pip install gmail-attachment-downloader
```

## Usage
Check the available options with:
```
> gmail_attachment_dl --help
Usage: gmail_attachment_dl [OPTIONS]

Options:
-e, --email TEXT The email address used to login and retrieve
attachments

-i, --inbox TEXT Name of the inbox containing your email [default:
Inbox]

-s, --search TEXT Equivalent to gmail's search box(attachments are
always filtered) [default: ]

-f, --folder TEXT Folder where attachments will be saved
-ext, --file_ext TEXT Extension in which the downloaded attachments will be
saved

-m, --mime_type TEXT MIME Type to filter attachments(guessed from
extension by default)

--help Show this message and exit.
```
You are required to provide the following options:
```
> gmail_attachment_dl -e example@gmail.com -f "C:\My Attachments" -ext pdf
```
This will search your default Inbox for every pdf file and save them at "C:\My Attachments", so you probably want to be more specific than that.

Here's how you would download every pdf from unread e-mails on the Test inbox:
```
gmail_attachment_dl -e example@gmail.com -f "C:\My Attachments" -ext pdf -s "is:unread" -i Test
```
The `-s` option allows you to use any filters you would use in gmail. You can check the available filters at `https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190?hl=en`.

The `-i` option allows you to specify an Inbox to search.