Monitor email inbox for specific keywords

To monitor an email inbox for specific keywords, you typically need a script or tool that:

1. Connects to your email account (via IMAP or an API),

2. Scans incoming emails,

3. Checks for specific keywords,

4. Takes an action (e.g., alerting, tagging, moving the email, etc.).

Here’s a basic example in Python using the imaplib and email libraries:

Python Script to Monitor Email Inbox for Specific Keywords

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import imaplib
import email
from email.header import decode_header

# Email credentials
EMAIL = "youremail@example.com"
PASSWORD = "yourpassword"
IMAP_SERVER = "imap.gmail.com"  # Change based on your provider

# Keywords to look for
KEYWORDS = ["urgent", "invoice", "payment due", "meeting"]

# Connect to the server
mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(IMAP_SERVER)
mail.login(EMAIL, PASSWORD)
mail.select("inbox")

# Search for all unread emails
status, messages = mail.search(None, 'UNSEEN')

# Convert messages to a list of email IDs
email_ids = messages[0].split()

for email_id in email_ids:
    status, msg_data = mail.fetch(email_id, "(RFC822)")
    for response_part in msg_data:
        if isinstance(response_part, tuple):
            msg = email.message_from_bytes(response_part[1])
            subject = decode_header(msg["subject"])[0][0]
            if isinstance(subject, bytes):
                subject = subject.decode()

            # Get email body (only text/plain parts)
            body = ""
            if msg.is_multipart():
                for part in msg.walk():
                    if part.get_content_type() == "text/plain":
                        body = part.get_payload(decode=True).decode()
                        break
            else:
                body = msg.get_payload(decode=True).decode()

            content = subject + " " + body
            if any(keyword.lower() in content.lower() for keyword in KEYWORDS):
                print(f"Keyword found in email with subject: {subject}")
                # You can add more actions here (send alert, move email, etc.)

mail.logout()

Notes:

• If using Gmail, you may need to generate an App Password or enable Less Secure Apps.

• For production, schedule this script (e.g., via cron or a background service).

• You can also integrate alerts via SMS, Telegram, Slack, etc.

Let me know if you’d like a version that monitors continuously or stores matches in a database/spreadsheet.