Email search in webmail.ee

Webmail.ee search allows you to find emails by sender, recipient, subject, content, folder, date, attachments, and other criteria. In addition to simple searches, you can use advanced search parameters and combine multiple conditions in a single query.

Simple Search

By entering one or more words into the search box, Webmail searches for them in the email content and other searchable fields.

For example:

invoice

Finds all emails containing the word “invoice”.

invoice february

Finds emails containing both words.

Searching for an Exact Phrase

If you want to search for an exact phrase, use quotation marks.

"payment received"

Finds only emails containing the exact phrase “payment received”.

"quarterly report"

Finds emails where these words appear in exactly that order.

Search by Sender

Use the from: parameter to search by sender.

from:mari@example.com

from:zone.ee

The search does not need to contain the full email address — part of the name or domain is sufficient.

Search by Recipient

The to: parameter searches for emails where the address appears among the recipients.

to:mari@example.com

to:company.com

Search by Subject

Use the subject: parameter to search by email subject.

subject:invoice

subject:contract

For multi-word subjects, use quotation marks:

subject:"Quarterly Report" in:INBOX

Info: If the search value contains spaces, use quotation marks.

Search for Unread Emails

is:unread

Finds all unread emails.

Search for Read Emails

is:read

Finds all read emails.

Search for Starred Emails

is:starred

Finds all flagged/starred emails.

Search for Emails with Attachments

has:attachment

Finds all emails that have at least one attachment.

For example:

from:mari@example.com has:attachment

Search Within a Specific Folder

Use the in: parameter to specify a folder.

Inbox

in:INBOX

Sent

in:Sent

Spam

in:Spam

or

in:Junk

Trash

in:Trash

Drafts

in:Drafts

For example:

in:INBOX subject:invoice

Folder Names with Spaces

If the folder name contains spaces, use quotation marks.

For example:

in:"My Projects"

in:"2025 Invoices"

Search by Date

From a Specific Date

after:2025-01-01

or

newer:2025-01-01

Finds emails from the specified date onward.

Up to a Specific Date

before:2025-12-31

or

older:2025-12-31

Finds emails up to the specified date.

Specific Date Range

after:2025-01-01 before:2025-03-31

Search by Size

Emails can also be searched by size.

Larger than 1 MB

minSize:1MB

Smaller than 5 MB

maxSize:5MB

Size Range

minSize:100KB maxSize:5MB

Supported units:

• B
• KB
• MB

For example:

has:attachment minSize:1MB

Finds emails with attachments that are at least 1 MB in size.

Using Multiple Conditions

You can use multiple conditions in a single search.

For example:

from:mari@example.com subject:invoice

is:unread from:zone.ee

in:INBOX after:2025-01-01

All conditions must match for an email to be found.

AND Condition

You may explicitly use the word AND.

For example:

from:mari@example.com AND has:attachment

subject:invoice AND is:unread

The following searches are equivalent:

from:mari@example.com has:attachment

from:mari@example.com AND has:attachment

Likewise:

invoice february

invoice AND february

OR Condition

If you want to find emails matching at least one condition, use the word OR.

For example:

from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com

is:unread OR is:starred

subject:invoice OR subject:contract

Using Parentheses

Parentheses can be used to group conditions.

For example:

(from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com)

(from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com) has:attachment

(subject:invoice OR subject:contract) is:unread

Parentheses help create more complex searches by grouping conditions together.

Parentheses and Quotation Marks

The new Webmail search uses parentheses and quotation marks for different purposes.

Quotation Marks

Use quotation marks when:

• searching for an exact phrase;
• the search value contains spaces;
• the folder name contains spaces.

For example:

"payment received"

subject:"Quarterly Report"

in:"My Projects"

Parentheses

Parentheses are intended for grouping conditions.

For example:

(from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com)

(subject:invoice OR subject:contract) is:unread

Excluding Search Results

To exclude a condition, add a minus sign (-) before it.

Exclude a Sender

-from:spam@example.com

Exclude a Subject

-subject:advertisement

Exclude Emails with Attachments

-has:attachment

Exclude Unread Emails

-is:unread

Exclude a Specific Folder

-in:Spam

For example:

from:company.com -subject:advertisement

has:attachment -from:spam@example.com

(subject:invoice OR subject:contract) -is:read

Common Searches

Find all invoices from a specific sender:

from:accounting@example.com subject:invoice

Find unread emails:

is:unread

Find emails with attachments:

has:attachment

Find emails from a specific date range:

after:2025-01-01 before:2025-01-31

Find emails from multiple senders:

from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com

Find an exact phrase in email content:

"payment received"

Find unread emails with attachments:

is:unread has:attachment

Find emails in a specific folder:

in:INBOX

Find emails with attachments larger than 1 MB:

has:attachment minSize:1MB

Find emails from two senders within a date range:

(from:mari@example.com OR from:jaan@example.com) after:2025-01-01

Supported Search Parameters

When a mailbox contains tens or hundreds of thousands of emails, searches using only a single keyword may take a long time. To improve performance, we recommend using more specific search parameters.