Search by type of content

How it works

has: accepts several values: attachment, youtube, drive, document, spreadsheet, presentation. Google also mentions inline images, without giving an example.

Examples

• has:attachmentOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages with an attachment.

• has:driveOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages containing a Google Drive file.

• has:spreadsheetOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages containing a Google spreadsheet.

What it does well

• One syntax for very different contents (attachments, Drive, videos).
• Combines with older_than: or size: to free up space in your mailbox.

What it does badly

• Inline images are mentioned in the description, but the help page gives no value or example to target them.Not documented by Google · Gmail Help: search operators

See also

• filename:Finds messages with an attachment of a given name or file type.
• size:larger:smaller:Finds messages of a given size, larger or smaller than a threshold.
• older_than:newer_than:Finds messages older or newer than a duration, without giving an exact date.
• has:yellow-starhas:red-banghas:green-checkFinds messages carrying a star or icon of a specific color.

Search examples that use it

• Find emails with an attachment older than 6 monthshas:attachment older_than:6m
• Find invoicessubject:invoice has:attachment
• Find emails containing a Drive file or a Google documenthas:drive