Gmail - Search by Date

Modified on Mon, Mar 4 at 3:43 PM

This article covers how to search for messages sent during a certain time period.


In the search box in Gmail, you can use the following search commands to show you mail based on when it was sent.


Action
Search Command
Example
Before a datebefore:yyyy/mm/ddbefore:2021/09/01
After a dateafter:yyyy/mm/ddafter:2021/09/01
Older than
older_than:xolder_than:30d
older_than:6m
older_than:1y
Newer thannewer_than:xnewer_than:30d
newer_than:6m
newer_than:1y


Type in the search command and press Enter.


Optionally, you can click the Has attachments to view only messages that have attachments.


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