---
title: "Delete Email"
slug: "delete-email"
description: "Flows can download, list and delete email messages from either an IMAP or POP mail server. You can configure the Delete component to delete emails that meet certain criteria."
tags: ["email", "email server", "delete", "imap", "POP"]
updated: 2022-10-21T19:35:13Z
published: 2022-10-21T19:35:13Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/delete-email"
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# Delete Email

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | --- |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Communication > Email |

A **Flow** can be configured to delete all emails sent by one sender, the first or last email in an account, a set count of emails, unread emails, or even all emails from an account for either an IMAP or POP mail server. The **Delete** step uses the **U****nique Id** for an email as input, then sends the command to a mail server for the messages that meet the criteria to be deleted.

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## Properties

#### Settings

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Purge Deleted | Permanently removes all messages marked as deleted from the specified folder. | Boolean |

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Folder | Name of the Folder the emails are located in. (Inbox, Spam, Trash, etc.) | String |
| OAuth Token | Allows a user to specify the IMAP or POP3 email server token. (Requires: email account configured for OAuth and POP3 or IMAP; [OAuth Provider](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/establishing-an-oauth-provider) and [Token](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-oauth-tokens) for POP3 or IMAP). | String |
| Password | The password of the user connecting to the email server. | String |
| Port | Port number of the email server. | Int32 |
| Secure Connection | Used if the email server credentials require a secure connection (must be true when using OAuth for POP3 or IMAP). | Boolean |
| Server | IMAP or POP email server. | String |
| Unique ID | The Get Email step uses a Unique Id to retrieve the full message from an Email. This field assumes that previous steps may output more than one Message Header to get a certain message category. | String |
| Use OAuth | Specifies the use of OAuth authentication. | Boolean |
| Username | Username to connect to the email server. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| None | --- | --- |

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