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Connect your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive to Claude so you can search emails, manage your calendar, work with documents, and save files—all without leaving the conversation.

For Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable these connectors at the organization level before individual users can authenticate. For setup instructions, read Use connectors to extend Claude's capabilities.

What you can do

Gmail

Google Calendar

Google Drive

How to use the connectors

Ask Claude a question that requires access to your Gmail, Calendar, or Drive. Claude automatically detects which tools it needs and uses them to respond. Each action Claude takes on your behalf requires your explicit approval.

Claude's response includes citations indicating which emails, calendar events, or documents were used as sources, with links to the originals when available. You can ask follow-up questions to dig deeper into any source.

Add Google Drive files to chats

You can add multiple files to a single chat to give Claude comprehensive context. The files must fit within the conversation's context window.

Add Google Drive files to projects

The Google Drive connector is only available when adding to Files in private projects. This option will be disabled for shared projects.

Google Docs added to chats and projects sync directly from Google Drive, so you're always working with the latest version.

Manage individual connectors

You can enable or disable specific connectors from below the chat interface:

Privacy and data handling

A note on Gmail permissions

During authentication, Google's OAuth screen mentions email sending permissions. Claude only reads emails and creates drafts with your explicit approval. The send function is not enabled—all emails must be sent manually through your Gmail account.

Current limitations

Troubleshooting

Reconnecting your Google account

If you see the error "Please try again. You may need to reconnect with your Google Drive account," follow these steps:

If you're still having trouble, disconnect from your Google account settings at myaccount.google.com/connections. Search for the Claude connection, click into the settings, and choose "Delete all connections."

Google Workspace admin configuration

If your organization uses Google Workspace and the connectors aren't working (you may see the message "Access blocked: your institution's admin needs to review Claude for Google Drive"), your Google Workspace admin may need to allow Claude as a trusted application:

Frequently asked questions

What happens if I update a Google Doc after adding it to a chat?

The document continues to sync with the most up-to-date version in Google Drive.

Can I add multiple files to a single chat?

Yes. You can add multiple Google Drive files to provide Claude with comprehensive context. The documents must fit within the conversation's context window.

What happens if I lose access to a document?

You won't be able to view its contents in conversations where it was previously added. The document preview is removed, but the conversation history is maintained.

Does Claude have access to images, comments, or suggestions in Google Docs?

No. Claude extracts the main text content only and cannot see images, comments, or suggestions.

Can Claude send emails on my behalf?

No. Claude can create email drafts, but all emails must be sent manually through your Gmail account.

Can I opt out of using these connectors?

On Team and Enterprise plans, Owners and Primary Owners can disable Google Workspace connectors for their organization in Organization settings > Connectors. Individual users can also disable specific tools from the chat interface.

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