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Gmail receipt filter builder

Choose what to match, add the senders your receipts come from, and copy the search into Gmail. It runs in your browser; nothing is sent to us.

Subject contains any of

One email address or domain per line (or comma-separated). Copy the sender from a real receipt email so the filter can’t miss it.

Your Gmail search

subject:(receipt OR invoice)
Try it in Gmail
  1. Open Gmail, paste the search into the search bar and check it finds your receipts.
  2. Click the filter icon at the right of the search bar, then Create filter.
  3. Tick Forward it to and choose your ExpenseCatcher catch address. Gmail asks you to confirm a new forwarding address first; see our Gmail guide.

Need a catch address? With ExpenseCatcher, forwarded receipts are filed in your Google Drive and logged in your Sheet. Start free

How it works

Gmail filters use the same words as Gmail search: from: for senders, subject: for the subject line and has:attachment for emails with files.

Try the search in Gmail first to check it finds the right emails. Then create a filter from it and choose “Forward it to” your ExpenseCatcher catch address.

Gmail asks you to confirm a forwarding address before it forwards anything. Our Gmail guide walks through every step.

Questions

Will the filter forward old emails?
No. Gmail filters forward new mail only. You can forward older receipts by hand.
Is anything sent to ExpenseCatcher?
No. The search is built in your browser. Nothing you type here leaves the page.

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