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Mark Gmail thread as unread

Mark a Gmail thread as unread by its hex threadId. Returns unread, threadId, the All Mail page it was found on, and already_unread. Acts from the All Mail list, scanning the first 4 pages (~200 newest threads). Safe to repeat: a thread that is already unread returns already_unread:true without clicking anything. Waits for Gmail to persist the change rather than returning on the optimistic row restyling, so the mail really is unread once the run ends.

Input

threadId required

Hex legacy thread id (as returned by search_emails).

account optional

Google account email to act as (authuser=). Without it Gmail picks u/0, nondeterministic in a multi-account browser jar.

Output

unread required
threadId required
page optional

Which All Mail page the thread was found on (1-based).

already_unread optional

true = the thread was already unread; nothing was clicked.

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