# Gmail

Connect a Gmail or Google Workspace account to alfred_ with Google sign-in. alfred_ doesn't see your password, and you can remove access at any time.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/connect/gmail  
Updated: 2026-10-09

alfred_ connects to Gmail with Google's own sign-in. Google handles your password; alfred_ doesn't see it. Connecting a Google account also brings its calendar, Google Drive and Google Tasks.

## How to connect

1. Open **Settings → Connected Accounts** (or **Integrations → Google**)
2. Click to add a Google account and sign in
3. Review Google's permission screen and click **Continue**
4. You're back in alfred_, and your mail starts coming in right away

Recent mail shows up within a minute. Older mail fills in over the next few minutes.

## What alfred_ asks for

- **Read your email**, to show your inbox, flag what needs you, and find things when you ask
- **Send email for you**, for replies you approve
- **Change labels**, to archive and organize mail when you ask
- **Your calendar**, to schedule and find open time

Your mail is used only to run your assistant. We don't sell it, share it, or train models on it.

## More than one account

Connect up to six accounts in any mix of Google and Microsoft. Repeat the steps for each. See [Connected accounts](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/connect).

## Removing access

- **From alfred_**: Settings → Connected Accounts, then remove the account
- **From Google**: [myaccount.google.com/permissions](https://myaccount.google.com/permissions), then remove alfred_

Either way, alfred_ stops reading and sending on that account right away.

## Troubleshooting

**"This app is blocked" or admin approval needed.** Your Google Workspace admin restricts third-party apps. Ask them to allow alfred_ in the Workspace admin console under **Security → API controls**.

**Connected, but no mail.** Give it a minute. If the inbox is still empty, check that the account shows as connected in Settings → Connected Accounts.

**"Needs reconnect".** Google's sign-in expired, usually after a password change. Click **Reconnect** next to the account.