Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com
You can set up rules to filter incoming emails or reorganize emails you’ve already received. For example, you can create a rule that sorts emails from a particular sender into a specific folder. You can edit and delete these rules at any time.
Set up rules to filter email
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.Select Rules in the sidebar, then select
in the top-right corner.Enter a name for the new rule.
Below Message, use the pop-up menu and text field to specify the type of emails you want to filter.
Below Action, use the pop-up menu or field to specify an action for the rule.
Select Add.
You can have up to 500 rules.
Important: If you apply rules to a folder and then delete the folder or change its name, make sure to update the rules for those folders accordingly. For example, you can’t forward emails to a deleted folder.
Change or delete email filtering rules
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.Select Rules in the sidebar, then select a rule.
Do any of the following:
Change a rule: Specify new filtering conditions in the pop-up menus and text fields, then select Save Changes.
Delete a rule: Select Delete.
Reorder email filtering rules
When you have multiple rules, they’re applied in the order in which they appear in the list.
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.Select Rules in the sidebar, then drag a rule up or down in the list.
Note: It may take up to 15 minutes for new or changed rules to take effect on incoming emails.