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  "schema_version": "1.2.0",
  "found": true,
  "domain": "google.com",
  "aliases": [
    "gmail.com"
  ],
  "brand": "Google (Gmail / Google accounts)",
  "slug": "google-gmail",
  "category": "tech",
  "status": "open",
  "status_label": "Open access",
  "evidence": "official_docs",
  "recommended_action": "use_official_route",
  "advice": "Agents can use the site for the listed tasks. Prefer the listed official route(s) where there are any, rather than driving the website.",
  "allowed_actions": {
    "browse": "not_applicable",
    "shop": "not_applicable",
    "book": "not_applicable",
    "login": "limited"
  },
  "official_routes": [
    {
      "type": "official_api",
      "type_label": "Official API (OAuth)",
      "name": "Gmail API (OAuth 2.0)",
      "status": "live",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/guides"
    },
    {
      "type": "partner_connector",
      "type_label": "Partner connector",
      "name": "Gmail / Google Workspace connectors (OAuth) in Muse",
      "status": "live",
      "url": "https://www.meta.com/help/superintelligence/1687253048996149/"
    }
  ],
  "agents_affected": [],
  "summary": "Agents can manage Gmail through Google's official Gmail API. They shouldn't sign in through the website, which may block automated browsers. Apps that use Gmail data need Google's OAuth verification and, for high-access Gmail scopes, a security assessment.",
  "observed": [
    "Google Account Help: Google might stop sign-ins from browsers 'being controlled through software automation rather than a human'.",
    "Google Account Help on disabled accounts: 'Violations may result from instructions you give to an AI agent.'",
    "Gmail API scopes that read or send mail need extra Google review: public apps need OAuth verification and, when storing or transmitting that data, a security assessment."
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Sign in with a supported browser",
      "publisher": "Google Account Help",
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7675428?hl=en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Your account is disabled",
      "publisher": "Google Account Help",
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/40695?hl=en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gmail API guides",
      "publisher": "Google for Developers",
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/guides"
    },
    {
      "title": "How Muse works with Connectors",
      "publisher": "Meta Help Center",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "url": "https://www.meta.com/help/superintelligence/1687253048996149/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Choose Gmail API scopes",
      "publisher": "Google for Developers",
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/auth/scopes"
    },
    {
      "title": "OAuth verification for high-access scopes",
      "publisher": "Google for Developers",
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/production-readiness/restricted-scope-verification"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "change": "added",
      "status": "partial",
      "note": "Initial record (verified from Google's own documentation)."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "change": "updated",
      "status": "partial",
      "note": "Muse connector route now points to Meta's help page."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "change": "updated",
      "status": "open",
      "note": "Moved to Open access: Google's official Gmail API lets agents finish the main email task."
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/brands/google-gmail/",
  "api_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/domains/google.com.json",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not guaranteed and not legal advice. Not affiliated with Google (Gmail / Google accounts). Always follow the site's own terms. See https://agentsallowed.io/disclaimer/"
}