Gmail inbox feed
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
This document explains how to use the Gmail inbox feed.
You can access the read-only Gmail inbox feed to receive new
message alerts.
About Atom
Atom is a syndication format that lets you receive regular updates from news
websites, blogs, and Gmail. Use Atom with an aggregator to
receive new message alerts. This feed is only available for Gmail
accounts on Google Workspace domains.
Use the inbox feed
The Gmail inbox feed outputs your inbox as an XML document. You
can use an aggregator to view the feed or consume a Gmail inbox on a
Google Workspace domain with your own app.
OAuth 2.0 is the preferred authentication method.
Use the scope https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom and fetch the feed with
the following request:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-03-24 UTC."],[],[]]