Summary
You can grant access to your Gmail account by adding a delegate. This person can read, send, and delete messages for you.
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How do I grant someone access to view and respond to my emails?
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Note: To delegate a user, the owner MUST login to the account directly with their password; logging into a delegated version will not work.
- On your computer, open Gmail
- You cannot add delegates from the Gmail app.
- In the top right, click Settings (gear icon).
- Click See all settings.
- Click the Accounts tab.
- Click Add another account in the "Grant access to your account" section.
- Enter the email address of the person you want to add.
- Click Next Step and then Send email to grant access.
The person you added will get an email asking them to confirm. It may take up to 24 hours for you to see them as a delegate after they confirm.
Note: The invitation expires after a week. This can only be done by the owner of the account, not someone with delegate access.
Watch the video below for a visual walkthrough of the process. Please note that while the interface to reach the settings page has changed, the rest of the process remains correct.