---
title: Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up with GAT Flow
description: "## What is changing [GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat-flow/) is a comprehensive user management tool for [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) domains that allows making multiple automated actions for the users of the domain. One of them is the ability to mass delete existing Gmail labels.…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/bulk-gmail-label-clean-up-with-gat-flow/"
updated: "2026-03-13"
category: "Email Audit & Management"
tags:
  - GAT Flow
---

# Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up with GAT Flow

## What is changing

[GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat-flow/) is a comprehensive user management tool for [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) domains that allows making multiple automated actions for the users of the domain.

One of them is the ability to mass delete existing Gmail labels. The administrator can perform a mass action and clear the Gmail labels of domain users.

## What is impacted

An administrator who has access to a wider range of tasks that can be performed on Gmail user labels, ensuring smoother and easier management of users' Gmail labels.

Domain users whose Gmail labels can be managed by a domain administrator on their behalf.

## Why it matters

The Gmail label removal action in GAT Flow enables automation and easier management of end-user Gmail labels in bulk, ensuring consistency across your domain.

## How to implement

### Create workflow

First, navigate to **Flow > Create workflow **(1).

#### Workflow type

In the **Workflow** fill in the details. You can set it up also as an** Event workflow **or** Recurring workflow.**

- **Name** – enter the name of the workflow (2)
- **Description** – enter a description for the workflow (optional)
- **Type** – select what workflow type you would like to run
  - **Modify** – modify existing users (3)
- **Include suspended users** – enable or disable to allow you to select users who are currently suspended:
  - If enabled – you will be able to select even users who are suspended
  - If disabled – you will be able to select only users who are active
- **Run immediately after approval** – provides an option to schedule the workflow to run in a selected future time (optional)

Later click **Next** (4) to proceed.

![Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2026-03-13-19_33_16.png)

#### Search for a user

Select the users for whom you would like to remove Gmail labels (1) from. You can select a user, group of users, or org. unit of users (2-3), and even use the Import users option.

After selecting the users, click on the **Next** button (4).

![Selecting users in a GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2026-03-13-19_37_08.png)

#### Choose action: Remove Gmail labels

In the **Choose actions** click on the **(+) button**(1) and then click the **Add action** button (2)

![Adding an action to a GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2026-03-13-19_40_21.png)

Afterwards, search and add the action **Email > Remove Gmail labels.**

Next, decide whether to remove only the empty labels or all existing labels under the selected user(S) account(s).

##### **Remove only empty labels**

Remove only empty labels from the affected user gmail account.

*NOTE: This action will break all filters that assign a removed label to an email.*

- Double click the 'Remove Gmail labels' action node (1)
- Select "**Only empty labels**" option from the menu (2)

![Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up action in GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2026-03-13-19_44_00-.png)

##### Remove all labels

This action removes all labels from the affected user gmail account.

*NOTE: This action will break all filters that assign a removed label to an email.*

- Double click the 'Remove Gmail labels' action node (1)
- Select "**All labels**" option from the menu (2)
- Once you've made changes to the action they are automatically saved, you can exit by clicking outside of the 'Remove Gmail labels' pop-up box or by clicking the 'X' at the top right of the pop-up box.
- **Send approval request**for approval to Security Officer (3)

![Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up action in GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2026-03-13-19_55_47-.png)

### Security Officer approval

*Note: If there is [pre-approval enabled](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-set-up-preapproval-acces-for-flow/) the workflow will be set to run right away, if not, a Security Officer must approve the request first to be executed.*

The Security Officer receives an email notification about the workflow and has to approve it. After that the workflow will be set to run.

![GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Remove-labels-5.png)

### Results

Before the action run:

![Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Labels-before.png)

After the action run:

![Bulk Gmail Label Clean Up](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Labels-after.png)

## Availability

The "Remove Gmail Labels" feature is available to every GAT Flow user, automatically to domain administrators, and also to auditors who have been granted permission to create workflows.

## Relevant post

- [Setting up Gmail Labels in Bulk with GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/setting-up-gmail-labels-in-bulk-with-gat-flow/)