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Gmail Privacy Access
A detailed breakdown of every Google OAuth scope Forestmail requests, what it accesses, and exactly how we use it.
Google API Services Compliance
Forestmail's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
User Email
Standardhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.emailAccess to your primary email address to identify your linked account within Forestmail.
What this scope enables
- Identify your Google account during sign-in and account linking
User Profile
Standardhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profileAccess to your name and profile picture for display purposes within the application.
What this scope enables
- Display your name and avatar in the Forestmail dashboard
Read Emails
Sensitivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonlyRead-only access to your email messages, threads, metadata, and attachments for syncing and classification.
What this scope enables
- Sync and display your email messages and threads
- Fetch full thread content for the email reader
- Download and preview email attachments
- Generate AI-powered email classification and reports
Gmail Settings
Sensitivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basicRead and write access to basic Gmail settings, including labels and filters.
What this scope enables
- Create and manage Gmail filters to automate email organization
- Manage Gmail labels for email categorization
Full Mailbox Access
Restrictedhttps://mail.google.com/Full access to your Gmail account, required for sending emails, modifying labels, and permanently deleting messages.
What this scope enables
- Compose and send new emails
- Reply to email threads
- Mark emails as read or unread
- Star and unstar emails
- Archive emails (remove from Inbox)
- Move emails to Trash and restore from Trash
- Mark emails as Spam and restore from Spam
- Permanently delete emails from your account
Action-to-Scope Reference
| Action | Required Scope |
|---|---|
| Authenticate & link account | userinfo.email, userinfo.profile |
| Sync & read emails | gmail.readonly |
| Fetch thread content | gmail.readonly |
| View attachments | gmail.readonly |
| Compose new email | mail.google.com |
| Reply to thread | mail.google.com |
| Mark as read/unread | mail.google.com |
| Star / Unstar | mail.google.com |
| Archive emails | mail.google.com |
| Trash / Untrash | mail.google.com |
| Spam / Unspam | mail.google.com |
| Permanently delete | mail.google.com |
| Create/manage filters | gmail.settings.basic |