ActionGmailUpdated September 2026

How do I delete a Gmail label?

Short answer: You can delete label in Gmail by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Gmail Delete Label action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Delete Label in Gmail — start free All 27 Gmail actions

Delete Label in Gmail — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Label labelId	dynamic-options	Required	Gmail label ID (system labels like INBOX, SENT, or user label IDs like Label_123). Find via List Labels.

Sample request

{
  "labelId": "e.g. Label_1234567890"
}

Returns

{
  "success": true
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Delete Label.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Slack → Gmail

13 Slack triggers

Google Sheets → Gmail

2 Google Sheets triggers

FAQ

Questions about Delete Label.

What does the Delete Label action do in Gmail?

Deletes a label from your Gmail account. Messages with the label keep the message but lose the label assignment.

What inputs does Delete Label require?

Required: Label. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Gmail returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Gmail returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Delete Label support batch operations?

Run Delete Label inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Gmail's rate limits.

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