# Google Gmail

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-gmail/  
**Website:** https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Gmail API lets you view and manage Gmail mailbox data like threads, messages, and labels. It provides RESTful access to Gmail mailboxes, supporting message sending, drafting, organizing with labels, managing settings, and push notifications for mailbox changes. The API uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization and supports both user and service account authentication for Google Workspace domains.

## Kin Score — 45.5 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 45.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 62.9 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 54.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Google Gmail Gmail API** — The Gmail API from Google Gmail — 19 operation(s) for gmail.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Gmail Agentic Access** — 29 operations · 17 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Google Gmail Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Gmail Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Gmail Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Drafts, Email, Gmail, Google, Google Workspace, Labels, Messaging, Threads

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-gmail/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.