I’m currently facing an issue with the Gmail module in my automation scenario. After sending emails, none of them appear in my Gmail ‘Sent’ folder, leading me to wonder whether they are actually being sent at all. I’ve checked to ensure that I’ve correctly configured the sender accounts and that there are no errors in the workflow logs. Is anyone else experiencing this issue, or has anyone found a way to ensure sent emails are properly logged? Any tips on what configurations or checks I should consider?
This issue often comes down to how the Gmail module in your automation tool is set up. If the emails aren’t appearing in your ‘Sent’ folder, it’s likely because the emails are being sent through the module’s API but not being logged in Gmail itself, often due to how the sending identity is configured. Double-check that you’re using the right email account in the configuration and that the API call is set to ‘send as’ that account.
Also, confirm if the module has any setting to retain a copy in ‘Sent’. If you’ve verified all settings and everything seems correct, consider using a tool like Postman to test the API calls directly, which can help clarify whether the problem lies within the automation platform or Gmail itself. This is important because if the API is sending emails correctly, the failure to show in ‘Sent’ might be a Gmail-specific issue (e.g., filters or settings). Let me know how that goes!
Yeah I’ve run into this before, pretty annoying. Nine times out of ten it’s not actually an email delivery problem, it’s a scopes issue.
When you connect Gmail via OAuth, most automation tools only ask for the gmail.send scope by default — which is enough to fire off the email, but Google doesn’t automatically drop a copy into your Sent folder unless the app also has gmail.modify (or broader) access. So the email genuinely goes out, it just never gets logged on your end.
Easiest fix: pop into Google Cloud Console, check what scopes your app actually has, then just disconnect and reconnect your Gmail account in the automation tool so it re-authorizes with the right permissions.
Once that’s done, send yourself a test email and check if the API response gives you a message ID back
That’s a common issue when working with the Gmail API. The problem often arises because you only have the gmail.send scope authorized. While this allows sending emails, it doesn’t log them in the Sent folder without adding the gmail.modify scope as well.
To solve this, head over to the Google Cloud Console and check which scopes your application has. If gmail.modify is missing, disconnect your Gmail account from the automation tool and reconnect it to get the correct permissions. After you do this, test by sending yourself an email and see if you receive a message ID in the API response.
This setup ensures that your sent emails show up properly in your Sent folder.