Got Your Back¶

Got Your Back is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your computer using Gmail's API over HTTPS.

Setup¶

gyb --email "${EMAIL}" --action create-project

Follow along:

• https://gyb-shortn.jaylee.us/xxxxxx - automated project creation
  • Provide verification code
• Agree to Google Cloud Terms of Service... If you haven't already
• Configure the application
• Create the credentials ("OAuth Client ID"), and supply to gyb
• Visit https://myaccount.google.com/permissions and revoke "GAM Project Creation" access
• Configure the relevant access (I prefer backup only, uncheck all others)
  • gyb --email "${EMAIL}" --action estimate (you can cancel)
• Authorize gyb access to backup emails only

Keep the following files safe:

• client_secrets.json
• ${EMAIL}.cfg

Backup¶

You might want to use --local-folder to direct the stored messages.

gyb --email "${EMAIL}" --action backup