Gmail / Google Workspace

Connect your Gmail or Google Workspace account to Missive with full two-way sync. Labels, contacts, calendar - everything stays in sync between Gmail and Missive.

How to connect

1

Open account settings

Go to Settings > Accounts and click Add account.

To open Settings, click your avatar at the top of the sidebar, then Settings (or press ⌘,).

2

Select Gmail or Google Workspace

Under the Email tab, select Gmail or Google Workspace.

3

Choose import options

Select how much email history to import:

• No history - start fresh

• 1 month to 10 years - recent emails only

• All history - everything (paid plans only)

Choose if this is a personal or shared account.

4

Sign in with Google

Click Connect with Google. A Google sign-in window opens.

1. Select your Google account

2. Review and grant the requested permissions

3. Complete the authorization

Missive connects using Gmail's official OAuth API.

5

Archive old emails (optional)

If your inbox has many emails, Missive offers to archive older messages so you can start fresh. Archived emails remain searchable.

Terminology

A few terms differ between Gmail and Missive:

Gmail	Missive	Notes
Labels	Labels	Both support multiple labels per email; Missive syncs these directly with Gmail.
Categories (Primary, Social, Promotions)	Labels (system labels)	Gmail's default categories can be mimicked inside Missive as labels.
All Mail	All	Shows every message that exists in your Gmail account.
Archive	Archive	Archiving in Missive behaves the same as Gmail (removes Inbox but keeps the email in All Mail).
Filters	Rules	Gmail filters run server-side before Missive's rules.
Delegation	Shared accounts / Shared addresses	Missive provides more granular collaboration than Gmail delegation.

History

When connecting a Gmail account, you choose how much email history to import.

• All imported emails keep their original read/unread state, labels, and system labels (Inbox, Sent, Archive, etc.)

• Gmail's folder-less structure syncs naturally with Missive's label-based model

• Paid plans allow importing unlimited history

You can adjust the amount of imported history later in Settings > Accounts.

Contacts

Missive syncs your Google contacts automatically with full two-way sync.

If auto-sync was disabled, re-enable it:

1. Go to Settings > Accounts

2. Select your Gmail account

3. Click Contacts

4. Click Sync contacts

Calendar

Connect your Google Calendar to see events in Missive:

1. Go to Settings > Calendars

2. Click Add a calendar account

3. Select Google Calendar

4. Sign in and follow the prompts

Your calendars appear in Missive and update automatically.

Google Groups

Google Groups are supported through Missive's Shared addresses feature.

Google Groups forward emails to recipients' personal inboxes - they can't be connected directly as accounts. Instead, use Shared addresses to turn any Google Group into a team inbox.

See Google Group address for setup instructions.

Search operators

Missive supports Gmail's search operators:

Operator	Description
from:	Search by sender
to:	Search by recipient
subject:	Search by subject keywords
label:	Search inside a specific Gmail label
in:anywhere	Search all mail (including archived)
is:unread	Show unread messages
has:attachment	Emails with attachments
after: / before:	Search by date ranges
filename:	Search attachments by filename
-"..."	Exclude keyword or label