Gmail Counter with Google Apps Script
This Google Apps Script will display the unread Gmail counter for your mailbox to anyone on the Internet with a simple URL.
The count is published as text but you may use other formats (ContentService.MimeType) like RSS, JSON or even CSV and feed this data into other system - like tweets or even another spreadsheet.
function doGet() {
var cache = CacheService.getPublicCache();
var counter = cache.get('gmail-counter');
// Cache the counter to stay within the Apps Script quota
if (!counter) {
counter = GmailApp.getInboxUnreadCount();
// Cache the counter value for 20 minutes
cache.put('gmail-counter', counter, 1200);
}
// You can customize the output message
counter = 'There are ' + counter + ' unread messages in my Gmail Inbox.';
// Output the result in plain text format
return ContentService.createTextOutput(counter).setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.TEXT);
}
Amit Agarwal
Google Developer Expert, Google Cloud Champion
Amit Agarwal is a Google Developer Expert in Google Workspace and Google Apps Script. He holds an engineering degree in Computer Science (I.I.T.) and is the first professional blogger in India.
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