diff --git a/lib/api-client/gmail-client.js b/lib/api-client/gmail-client.js
index a1199c685..0625256e0 100644
--- a/lib/api-client/gmail-client.js
+++ b/lib/api-client/gmail-client.js
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ case 'updateMessages':
 ✅ listMailboxes
 case 'moveMessage':
 case 'moveMessages':
-case 'deleteMessage':
+✅ deleteMessage (no force option)
 case 'deleteMessages':
-case 'getRawMessage':
+✅ getRawMessage
 case 'getQuota':
 case 'createMailbox':
 case 'renameMailbox':
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ case 'deleteMailbox':
 case 'submitMessage':
 case 'queueMessage':
 case 'uploadMessage':
-case 'subconnections':
+✅ subconnections
 
 */
 
@@ -488,19 +488,31 @@ class GmailClient {
 
         const accessToken = await this.getToken();
 
-        const requestQuery = {};
-        const result = await this.oAuth2Client.request(
-            accessToken,
-            `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}?format=raw`,
-            'get',
-            requestQuery
-        );
-
-        console.log(result);
+        const requestQuery = {
+            format: 'raw'
+        };
+        const result = await this.oAuth2Client.request(accessToken, `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}`, 'get', requestQuery);
 
         return result?.raw ? Buffer.from(result?.raw, 'base64url') : null;
     }
 
+    async deleteMessage(messageId /*, force*/) {
+        await this.prepare();
+
+        const accessToken = await this.getToken();
+
+        // Move to trash
+        const url = `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}/trash`;
+        const result = await this.oAuth2Client.request(accessToken, url, 'post', Buffer.alloc(0));
+
+        return {
+            deleted: result && result.labelIds?.includes('TRASH'),
+            moved: {
+                message: result.id
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     async getAttachmentContent(attachmentId) {
         let sepPos = attachmentId.indexOf('.');
         if (sepPos < 0) {
@@ -568,13 +580,10 @@ class GmailClient {
 
         const accessToken = await this.getToken();
 
-        const requestQuery = {};
-        const messageData = await this.oAuth2Client.request(
-            accessToken,
-            `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}?format=full`,
-            'get',
-            requestQuery
-        );
+        const requestQuery = {
+            format: 'full'
+        };
+        const messageData = await this.oAuth2Client.request(accessToken, `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}`, 'get', requestQuery);
 
         let result = this.formatMessage(messageData, { extended: true, textType: options.textType });
 
@@ -604,13 +613,10 @@ class GmailClient {
             bodyParts.set(p, 'html');
         });
 
-        const requestQuery = {};
-        const messageData = await this.oAuth2Client.request(
-            accessToken,
-            `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}?format=full`,
-            'get',
-            requestQuery
-        );
+        const requestQuery = {
+            format: 'full'
+        };
+        const messageData = await this.oAuth2Client.request(accessToken, `${GMAIL_API_BASE}/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/${messageId}`, 'get', requestQuery);
 
         const response = {};
 
@@ -645,6 +651,11 @@ class GmailClient {
 
         return response;
     }
+
+    // stub. no support or need for subconnections
+    async subconnections() {
+        return [];
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = { GmailClient };
@@ -659,7 +670,18 @@ let main = async () => {
 
     let messages = await gmailClient.listMessages({ path: 'INBOX' });
     console.log(JSON.stringify(messages, false, 2));
+
+    let deleted = false;
+
     for (let msg of messages) {
+        if (/testkiri/i.test(msg.subject) && !deleted) {
+            deleted = true;
+
+            console.log('DELETING', msg.id);
+            let y = await gmailClient.deleteMessage(msg.id, true);
+            console.log('DELETE RESULT', y);
+        }
+
         if (msg.attachments && msg.attachments.length) {
             await gmailClient.getMessage(msg.id, { textType: '*' });