Gmail (Legacy)

gmail is an email service provided by google with the gmail (legacy) app in {{product name}} , you can manage the emails, drafts, and attachments in your gmail account make now offers a new gmail app that provides some module updates and simplifies the setup unlike the legacy version, it doesn't require creating a google cloud platform project and oauth credentials for personal gmail accounts see here how to update legacy modules with new modules requirements to use the gmail (legacy) app in {{product name}} , you must have a gmail account {{product name}} 's use and transfer of information received from google apis to any other app will adhere to google api services user data policy connect gmail (legacy) and {{product name}} to connect an email ending in @gmail or @googlemail , you need to gmail (legacy) /#create and configure a google cloud platform project for gmail in the google cloud platform and get your project client credentials to establish the connection in {{product name}} there are two procedures to establish the connection in {{product name}} depending on credentials you provide default credentials provided by make use this option if your company has a paid subscription to google cloud platform and uses a custom domain name for gmail for example, yourname\@yourcompanyname com proceed to gmail (legacy) /#create the connection in where you can skip step 3 your custom credentials you only have restricted access to gmail api which doesn't allow using default credentials provided by {{product name}} you need to create a gmail (legacy) /#create and configure a google cloud platform project for gmail use this option if you don't have a subscription to google cloud platform, use a free google account, and have your email address ending with @gmail or @googlemail you use a paid google account, and you want to have more control of what the gmail app in {{product name}} is able to do you need to gain the serviceusage services enable permission if you don’t have this permission, ask the google cloud platform project owner or project iam admin to grant it to you proceed to gmail (legacy) /#create and configure a google cloud platform project for gmail in google cloud platform, and then gmail (legacy) /#create the connection in where you need to follow all the steps create and configure a google cloud platform project for gmail to connect to {{product name}} using your own client credentials, you can create and configure a project in the google cloud platform you need to follow the procedure if you use an email address that ends with @gmail or @googlemail create a google cloud platform project for gmail to create a google cloud platform project log in to the google cloud platform https //console cloud google com/ using your google credentials on the welcome page, click create or select a project > new project if you already have a project, proceed to the step 5 enter a project name and select the location for your project click create select a project in the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the select a project dropdown if not, select the project you just created to create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the serviceusage services enable permission if you don’t have this permission, ask the google cloud platform project owner or project iam admin to grant it to you enable apis for gmail to enable the required apis open the left navigation menu and go to apis & services > library search for the following api gmail api gmail api click gmail api , then click enable if you see the manage button instead of the enable button, you can proceed to the next step the api is already enabled configure your oauth consent screen for gmail to configure your oauth consent screen in the left sidebar, click google auth platform if you don't see google auth platform i n the left sidebar, click view all products at the top of it, then pin google auth platform to the sidebar click get started in the overview section, under app information , enter make as the app name and provide your gmail address click next under audience , select external click next for more information regarding user types, refer to google's exceptions to verification requirements documentation under contact information , enter your gmail address and click next under finish , agree to the google user data policy click continue > create click create oauth client create oauth client in the branding section, under authorized domains , add make com and integromat com click save optional in the audience section, add your gmail address on the test users page, then click save and continue if you want the project to remain in the testing publishing status read the note below to learn more about the publishing status in the data access section, click add or remove scopes , add the following scopes https //www googleapis com/auth/userinfo email https //mail google com you can add scopes using a table with filters a window to manually enter scopes click update click save publishing status testing if you keep your project in the testing status, you will be required to reauthorize your connection in make every week to avoid weekly reauthorization, update the project status to in production in production if you update your project to the in production status, you will not be required to reauthorize the connection weekly to update your project's status, go to the google auth platform , the audience section, and click publish app if you see the notice needs verification , you can choose whether to go through the google verification process https //support google com/cloud/answer/13463073?authuser=1\&visit id=638718595933013017 1855034908\&rd=1 for the app or to connect to your unverified app currently connecting to unverified apps works in make, but we cannot guarantee the google will allow connections to unverified apps for an indefinite period for more information regarding the publishing status, refer to the publishing status section of google's setting up your oauth consent screen help https //support google com/cloud/answer/10311615#zippy= create your gmail client credentials to create your client credentials in google auth platform, click clients click + create client create client in the application type dropdown, select web application update the name of your oauth client this will help you identify it in the platform in the authorized redirect uris section, click + add uri and enter the following redirect uri https //www integromat com/oauth/cb/google restricted authorize redirect uri click create click the oauth 2 0 client you created, copy your client id and client secret values, and store them in a safe place you will use these values in the client id and client secret fields in {{product name}} create the connection in {{product name}} log in to your {{product name}} account, add a gmail module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection optional for gmail users with non @gmail or @googlemail domains switch on the show advanced settings toggle and enter your client id and client secret that you created in the previous section for more information, see the gmail (legacy) /#create and configure a google cloud platform project for gmail section click sign in with google if prompted, authenticate your account, grant all requested permissions, and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the gmail app in your {{scenario plural lowercase}} if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here templates you can look for gmail templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} gmail resources gmail api documentation