update_label

Modify Gmail labels by updating their name, visibility settings, or color attributes to improve email organization and readability. Use this tool to manage label behavior in message and label lists.

Instructions

Update an existing label

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`color`	No	The color settings for the label
`id`	Yes	The ID of the label to update
`labelListVisibility`	No	The visibility of the label in the label list
`messageListVisibility`	No	The visibility of messages with this label in the message list
`name`	No	The display name of the label

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "color": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "The color settings for the label",
      "properties": {
        "backgroundColor": {
          "description": "The background color of the label as hex string",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "textColor": {
          "description": "The text color of the label as hex string",
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "textColor",
        "backgroundColor"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "id": {
      "description": "The ID of the label to update",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "labelListVisibility": {
      "description": "The visibility of the label in the label list",
      "enum": [
        "labelShow",
        "labelShowIfUnread",
        "labelHide"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "messageListVisibility": {
      "description": "The visibility of messages with this label in the message list",
      "enum": [
        "show",
        "hide"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "The display name of the label",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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update_label

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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