Export Emails from a Gmail Account to a CSV File

This tutorial will guide you through the process of exporting emails from a Gmail account to a CSV file using Anyquery. We will use the IMAP plugin to connect to Gmail and query the emails.

Introduction to Anyquery

Anyquery allows you to write SQL queries on pretty much any data source. It is a query engine that can be used to query data from different sources like databases, APIs, and even files.

Example

-- List all your saved tracks from Spotify
SELECT * FROM spotify_saved_tracks;

-- Insert data from a git repository into a Google Sheet
INSERT INTO google_sheets_table (name, line_added) SELECT author_name, addition FROM git_commits_diff('https://github.com/vercel/next.js.git');

For more information on installation, refer to the installation documentation.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have the following:

Step 1: Install the IMAP Plugin

To interact with your Gmail account, we need to install the IMAP plugin. Run the following command:

anyquery install imap

Step 2: Create an Application Password

Go to Google Account Security and create an application password for Anyquery. Input the name you want and copy the generated password.

Step 3: Configure the IMAP Plugin

Create a new profile for the IMAP plugin to connect to your Gmail account. Run the following command:

anyquery profile new default imap mygmail

Fill in the following details:

Step 4: Query Emails from Gmail

Now that you have set up the profile, you can query your emails using SQL. Here is an example query to get the subject and the sender of the first 10 emails:

SELECT subject, _from FROM mygmail_imap_emails LIMIT 10;

Step 5: Export Emails to CSV

To export the emails to a CSV file, you will use the --csv flag with Anyquery. Run the following command:

anyquery -q "SELECT subject, _from, received_at, body FROM mygmail_imap_emails" --csv > emails.csv

This command will save the emails in a file named emails.csv.

Conclusion

You have successfully exported emails from your Gmail account to a CSV file using Anyquery. You can now explore and manipulate the exported data as needed. For further details on querying and exporting data, refer to the functions documentation.