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title: "Bulk Gmail Label Manager (made with Google Apps Script)"
author: "David Sottimano"
date: 2019-11-15T21:03:24+00:00
modified: 2019-11-15T21:55:53+00:00
canonical_url: https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2019/11/bulk-gmail-label-manager-made-with-google-apps-script/
markdown_url: https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2019/11/bulk-gmail-label-manager-made-with-google-apps-script.md
categories:
  - "Gmail"
  - "Sheets"
  - "Solutions"
tags:
  - "@erickoleda"
description: "After 10 years at Google I had accumulated a lot of labels in Gmail, most of them unused for years. Managing them in the UI was too tedious, so I put together a Sheet + Apps Script to allow me to manage them in bulk. Now you can too!"
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# Bulk Gmail Label Manager (made with Google Apps Script)

> After 10 years at Google I had accumulated a lot of labels in Gmail, most of them unused for years. Managing them in the UI was too tedious, so I put together a Sheet + Apps Script to allow me to manage them in bulk. Now you can too! [https://t.co/YTLVNFgbKd](https://t.co/YTLVNFgbKd) [pic.twitter.com/p0NX8hJpRe](https://t.co/p0NX8hJpRe)
> — Eric Koleda (@erickoleda) [November 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/erickoleda/status/1195432842366455808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Use this spreadsheet to manage your Gmail labels in bulk! To get started, follow the steps below:

1. Make a copy of this spreadsheet.
2. Wait a few moments for the “Bulk Labels” menu to appear.
3. Click “Bulk Labels > Pull labels”.
4. When prompted, grant the script authorization to your account.

You can then use the spreadsheet to create, rename, and delete labels. You can also merge labels, which deletes a label but also moves all of it’s messages to another label.

When ready, click “Bulk Labels > Perform actions” to make the updates.

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*Published by [David Sottimano](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/davidsottimano/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2019/11/bulk-gmail-label-manager-made-with-google-apps-script/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2019/11/bulk-gmail-label-manager-made-with-google-apps-script/)*