---
title: Add or Update Gmail Filters in a User’s Account using GAT Flow
description: "**GAT Flow** allows [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) Admin to update or create new Gmail filters for a user within the domain or remove the existing ones. ## Add Gmail filters to a user's account Navigate to **Flow > Domain > Users** module…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/add-or-update-email-filters-in-a-users-account-using-gat-flow/"
updated: "2026-04-23"
category: "Users Audit & Management"
tags:
  - GAT Flow
---

# Add or Update Gmail Filters in a User’s Account using GAT Flow

**GAT Flow** allows [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) Admin to update or create new Gmail filters for a user within the domain or remove the existing ones.

## Add Gmail filters to a user's account

Navigate to **Flow > Domain > Users** module -> search for the user:

![Users module in Gat Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_02_34-Greenshot.png)

When the user in question is found, an Admin can click on the 'pencil' icon that can be found on the right-hand side to view the user's account.

In the **Users details > Emails > Filters **

![Editing a user's email filters in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_08_51-.png)

Create the filter by clicking on the "**Add new filter"** button.

Make sure to fill in at least one field in the '**Criteria**' section as well as at least one action under the '**Action**' section, to create a filter and when ready, click the '**Update**' button.

![Adding email filtering criteria in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_13_11-.png)

![Adding email filtering actions in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_15_03-.png)

Users' Gmail filters will be created instantly.

## Use case

Here is a hypothetical scenario of an email filter that needs to be created and the following criteria need to be met:

- ***From:** Y user's account*
- ***Subject:** Security*
- ***Includes the words:** security*

![Editing the email filtering criteria in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_23_20-.png)

Actions that need to be set up for the emails that meet the above criteria:

- ***Star it***
- ***Apply the label:** For security audit*
- ***Forward to:** user's account**(e.g. Manager of the user)*

![Editing the email filtering actions in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_28_52-.png)

**Results:**

When the filter criterion and action are added, save the setup by clicking on the**Update**button shown.

The filter is created and can be reviewed or deleted (if needed) under the **Users** module. To do so, search for the user in question and go to the **Email filters** section:

![Reviewing or deleting the email filter setup in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-12_56_30-Videos-File-Explorer.png)

The filter is instantly created under the user's Gmail account:

![Email filtering applied in Gmail](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-13_05_44.png)

Filter functionality is shown below:

![An email having label applied and starred in gmail.](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2026-04-23-13_08_02-.png)

## **Related Posts**

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- [Change the Group Email Subscriptions Settings for Multiple Users with GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/change-the-group-email-subscriptions-settings-for-multiple-users-with-gat-flow/)
- [Remove User Email Filters for Several Users in Bulk via GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/remove-user-email-filters-for-several-users-in-bulk-via-gat-flow/)