SEARCH_EMAILS
Search emails by sender, subject, date range, or body keyword.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
from_addr | string | β | Filter by sender address |
subject | string | β | Filter by subject (substring) |
since | string | β | Emails since date (DD-Mon-YYYY, e.g. 01-Jan-2025) |
before | string | β | Emails before date (DD-Mon-YYYY) |
body | string | β | Search for keyword in email body |
folder | string | β | IMAP folder to search (default INBOX) |
count | string | β | Max results to return (default 10) |
How to use it
You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat β the agent selects SEARCH_EMAILS automatically. For example:
Try saying
βuse email to search β¦β
In a workflow
As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:
json
{
"id": "s1",
"agent": "email",
"action": "SEARCH_EMAILS",
"args": {
"from_addr": "β¦"
},
"depends_on": [],
"outputs": []
}Direct call
For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.
bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool_name":"SEARCH_EMAILS","args":{"from_addr":"β¦"}}'Part of the email plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.