GAM-team/got-your-back
Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your computer using Gmail's API over HTTPS. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 46
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 4464
- days_rel: 362
- days_push: 57
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
3103 stars · 243 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Got Your Back (GYB) is a Python command line tool that backs up and restores Gmail messages to your local computer using Gmail's API over HTTPS. It works with both Gmail.com and Google Workspace accounts and supports selective backups via Gmail search queries.
Use cases
- back up my Gmail messages to my local computer
- restore Gmail messages from a backup
- back up a Google Workspace account's email
- selectively back up emails matching a Gmail search query
- create a local archive of my mailbox
- migrate Gmail messages between accounts via backup and restore
When to choose
- you need a scriptable, command line Gmail backup and restore tool
- you want local, offline copies of Gmail messages using the official Gmail API
- you administer Google Workspace and need to back up or restore user or group mailboxes
- you need selective backups filtered by Gmail search
When to avoid
- you want a GUI-based email backup solution
- you need to back up providers other than Gmail
- you need continuous real-time email sync rather than scheduled backups
- you prefer a point-and-click desktop application
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
backup email api-framework cli email developer-tools windows python cli gmail google-workspace gmail-api email-backup restore backup command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9bcd5e5589ba
- homepage: https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back/wiki · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f66a76d87c1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| GAM-team/got-your-back | main | 77 |
For agents
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