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# Gmail

Use the Gmail node to automate work in Gmail, and integrate Gmail with other applications. n8n has built-in support for a wide range of Gmail features, including creating, updating, deleting, and getting drafts, messages, labels, and threads.

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the Gmail node supports and links to more resources.

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**Credentials**

Refer to [Google credentials](../../credentials/google/README.md) for guidance on setting up authentication.
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## Operations <a href="#operations" id="operations"></a>

* **Draft**
  * [**Create**](draft-operations.md#create-a-draft) a draft
  * [**Delete**](draft-operations.md#delete-a-draft) a draft
  * [**Get**](draft-operations.md#get-a-draft) a draft
  * [**Get Many**](draft-operations.md#get-many-drafts) drafts
* **Label**
  * [**Create**](label-operations.md#create-a-label) a label
  * [**Delete**](label-operations.md#delete-a-label) a label
  * [**Get**](label-operations.md#get-a-label) a label
  * [**Get Many**](label-operations.md#get-many-labels) labels
* **Message**
  * [**Add Label**](message-operations.md#add-label-to-a-message) to a message
  * [**Delete**](message-operations.md#delete-a-message) a message
  * [**Get**](message-operations.md#get-a-message) a message
  * [**Get Many**](message-operations.md#get-many-messages) messages
  * [**Mark as Read**](message-operations.md#mark-as-read)
  * [**Mark as Unread**](message-operations.md#mark-as-unread)
  * [**Remove Label**](message-operations.md#remove-label-from-a-message) from a message
  * [**Reply**](message-operations.md#reply-to-a-message) to a message
  * [**Send**](message-operations.md#send-a-message) a message
* **Thread**
  * [**Add Label**](thread-operations.md#add-label-to-a-thread) to a thread
  * [**Delete**](thread-operations.md#delete-a-thread) a thread
  * [**Get**](thread-operations.md#get-a-thread) a thread
  * [**Get Many**](thread-operations.md#get-many-threads) threads
  * [**Remove Label**](thread-operations.md#remove-label-from-a-thread) from thread
  * [**Reply**](thread-operations.md#reply-to-a-message) to a message
  * [**Trash**](thread-operations.md#trash-a-thread) a thread
  * [**Untrash**](thread-operations.md#untrash-a-thread) a thread

## Templates and examples <a href="#templates-and-examples" id="templates-and-examples"></a>

[Browse Gmail integration templates](https://n8n.io/integrations/gmail) or [search all templates](https://n8n.io/workflows/)

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Refer to Google's [Gmail API documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api) for detailed information about the API that this node integrates with.

n8n provides a trigger node for Gmail. See the [Gmail Trigger node docs](../../trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.gmailtrigger/README.md).

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## Common issues <a href="#common-issues" id="common-issues"></a>

For common errors or issues and suggested resolution steps, refer to [Common Issues](common-issues.md).