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How to connect Gmail to Claude
Search your inbox, summarise threads and draft replies with Claude.
- Made by
- Anthropic (Google Workspace connector)
- Sign-in
- Sign in with Google
What it can do
- Search mail by sender, subject or content
- Summarise long threads
- Write drafts for you to read and send yourself
How to add Gmail to Claude
Gmail is built into Claude: Customize > Connectors (Settings > Connectors in some versions), Gmail, Connect, sign in with Google. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner turns it on first.
On your phone: connectors belong to your Claude account. Add it once on claude.ai or in the desktop app, and it is in the Claude app for iPhone and Android too: in a chat, press +, then Connectors, and switch it on.
How to add it to ChatGPT
ChatGPT has its own Gmail connector: Settings > Apps (Connectors in some versions), Gmail, Connect.
Try asking
- "What did the accountant ask me for this month?"
- "Draft a polite reply to Anna saying Tuesday works."
Good to know
- Claude writes drafts; you send them. Check what it can do on your plan in Claude's help page.