
Delegating Gmail
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Learn how to grant and remove access to your Gmail account. Choose which permissions you delegate to users and how to modify them.
- On your computer, open Gmail. You can’t add delegates from the Gmail mobile app.
- In the top right, click Settings
> See all settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import or Accounts tab.
- In the “Grant access to your account” section, click Add another account.
- Enter the email address of the person you want to add.
- Click Next Step > Send email to grant access.
The person you added will get an email asking them to confirm. The invitation expires after a week.
Note: It may take up to 24 hours for the delegation to start taking effect.
Remove Delegate Access
- In the top right, click Settings
> See all settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import or Accounts tab.
- In the “Grant access to your account” section, click Delete next to the account you want to remove.