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title: Gmail
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createdAt: 2025-07-04T11:36:00.470Z
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Gmail is an email service provided by Google. With the Gmail app in Make, you can manage the emails, drafts, and attachments in your Gmail account.
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Gmail **Version** **4** is now the default version of the Gmail app with updated modules and simplified setup.

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If you're still using the older **Version 2** modules, refer to our [Gmail (Legacy) documentation](https://apps.make.com/gmail-legacy). 
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# Requirements

To use the Gmail app in Make, you must have a [Google account](https://myaccount.google.com/). 

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Make's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to [Google API Services User Data Policy](https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy).
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# Connect Gmail and Make

To get started, you must first create a connection between Gmail and Make, allowing the two services to communicate.

To create the connection:

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Log in to your Make account, add a Gmail module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection**.
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Optional: In the ​​**Connection name​​** field, enter a name for the connection.
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Optional: In the **Additional Scopes** field, add the required Gmail API scopes.

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These additional scopes are necessary for each API call you make using the **Make an API Call** module with this connection. For more details, see the [Gmail API Documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/auth/scopes).
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Optional: Switch on **​Advanced settings**​ and enter your Gmail client credentials. For more information on how to obtain your credentials, refer to the [Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Gmail ](https://apps.make.com/create-and-configure-a-google-cloud-platform-project-for-gmail)section.
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Click **Sign in with Google**.
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If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
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You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Gmail app in your scenarios. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps [here](docId\:SO88FM6pkT0G-adKDDfzZ).

# Reauthorize your Gmail connection

Starting June 3, 2024, Google limits Gmail access for reporting and monitoring apps, such as Make, to six months for users with personal @gmail.com accounts. This means that if you’ve created a connection between Gmail and Make using your personal Gmail account, you have to renew permissions and reauthorize the connection every six months.

In Make, you will see a reminder like this:

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This reminder is dynamic. Once you reauthorize your connection, you'll see a new validity date.
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To reauthorize your connection:  

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In the left sidebar, select **Connections**. 
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Click the **Reauthorize** button for the required connection. 

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In the next window, select your Google account. 
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Review Make's** Privacy Policy** and **Terms of Service** to see how Make will process and protect your data, and click **Continue**. 
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Click **Allow** to let Make access your Gmail account.
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Your connection is now reauthorized. 

# Templates

You can look for Gmail templates in [Make's template gallery](https://www.make.com/en/templates), where you'll find thousands of pre-created scenarios.

# Gmail resources

- [Gmail API documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/reference/rest)

# See also

- [Gmail modules](https://apps.make.com/gmail-modules)
- [Gmail troubleshooting](https://apps.make.com/gmail-troubleshooting)
- [Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Gmail](https://apps.make.com/create-and-configure-a-google-cloud-platform-project-for-gmail)