Since we cannot create a Google API Client on your behalf, you have to create your own to use your Gmail accounts with SMTP. Because this is only for your organization or the Gmail accounts you specify, you do not need to go through the official Google approval process for public apps.

Paid Google Workspace Accounts versus Free Gmail Accounts

• If you are part of an organization with a paid Google Workspace, you can create an Internal app to serve all your users.
• Free Gmail accounts can only create an External app which have more configuration steps and limitations.

Summary of Steps

Most of the steps are identical for Internal and External apps.

1. Create your own Google API client account to send SMTP emails (Google gives you a Client ID and Secret ID for this).
2. For External apps, designate up to 100 Gmail accounts that can use it, which you can change any time.
3. Run Total Access Emailer and enter your Google API Client information.
4. Have Total Access Emailer launch the Google page so you can log into your Gmail account to authorize it.

After that, the latest versions of Total Access Emailer can send emails from your Gmail account.

1. Open the Google APIs Console. For detailed Google instructions, visit this page, but it's confusing so follow the steps we provide here.
   
2. Click [Create Project] on the far right. Then give it a name like "Gmail SMTP". If you have a paid Google Workspace account, your organization should be selected or choose one if you have multiple organizations. Then click [Create]:
   
3. Wait for the project to be created to return to the main page. Click [+ ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES] button at the top.
   
4. That opens a screen for the Google API Library. Click on the Gmail API box:
   
   Then press the [Enable] button to add it, which returns to the dashboard.
   

1. Click "OAuth consent screen" from the left border.
   1. If you are part of a paid Google Workspace organization (a Google Workspace User), choose Internal user type, then click [Create]:
      
   2. If you have a free Gmail account and not a Google Workspace user, you can only choose External. Then click [Create]:
      
2. Enter information for your app. This appears on the Google page when your users approve your application for this Gmail account:
   
3. Scroll down to the bottom and click [Save and Continue] button which goes to the Scopes page:
   
4. Click the [Add or Remove Scopes] button which opens a list of scopes on the right. Select the Gmail API, https://mail.google.com which is on the 3rd page:
   
5. You can't see it, but scroll down and click on the [Update] button to select it which returns to the Scopes page. Scroll down to the bottom where you see the scope you selected, then click [Save and Continue].
   
6. Adding Users
   1. If you are a Google Workspace user, your organization's users are automatically included and you do not see this screen. Just click the [Back to Dashboard] button.
   2. If you are not part of a Google workspace organization, the Test Users page appears to add your users. Click [+ Add Users] to enter the Gmail addresses that are allowed to use your account, then click [Save and Continue]:
      
      You can come back to this page to add users later.

The final Summary screen appears to confirm your app settings.

1. From the dashboard, click Credentials on the left border:
   
2. Click [+ Create Credentials] at the top border and choose [OAuth Client ID]:
   
3. When prompted for Application type, choose Desktop App, and give it a name. This name is not shown to the user but for you to manage this OAuth Client:
   
   Click the [Create] button and wait.
4. When the OAuth client is created, a screen like this appears:
   
5. Copy the Client ID and Secret ID. The latter is only shown on this screen. You need to enter these into Total Access Emailer. You can also download the JSON which also includes the IDs.
6. This Client ID now appears on your Credentials under OAuth 2.0 Client IDs:
   
   You can always come back here to manage the Client ID. You can also repeat this process to create additional Client IDs.

After creating the Google account with the Client ID and Secret ID, you are ready to enter them into Total Access Emailer on the Options, SMTP Settings tab:

1. SMTP Settings for Gmail. Use TLS, port 587, and server smtp.gmail.com:
   
2. Click the [Approve on Gmail] button to open the Gmail wizard. Enter your Client ID and Secret ID on this page then press [Next >]:
   
3. On the second page, specify the maximum time you need to approve the Gmail account. Press the [Finish] button to launch the Google page:
   
4. A Google page appears for you to log into your Google Gmail account:
   
5. The following screens depend on whether you created an Internal or External App in Step 2.
   1. An Internal app for a Google Workspace organization is very simple. One screen appears (where App is the name you gave it) and you click [Allow]:
       
   2. External apps and non-Google Workspace organizations:
      1. This screen mentions that Google has not verified it. Press [Continue]:
         
      2. Authorize the app to use your Google Gmail account by checking the box and press [Continue].
         
         The warning is very severe and implies Total Access Emailer will do much more than send emails. Rest assured that Total Access Emailer only sends emails and does not go into your Gmail account.
6. A confirmation message appears:
   
   OAuth Get Authorization Successful!
   
   
7. Total Access Emailer displays a confirmation form if the approval was completed within the time period:
   

Total Access Emailer is now able to send emails with your Gmail account through the Gmail SMTP server. Preview an email blast by sending a message to yourself to confirm the SMTP setting works.

Email from Multiple Gmail Accounts

To email with a FROM address of another account, make sure that email account delegated (shared) itself to the account you authenticated with in step 4 above. See this Google Delegate page for details.

Authorization Expiration

Google may cause your authorization token to expire. The length of time depends on your Google account type and terms, so you may be forced to refresh this from time to time. Total Access Emailer verifies your Google Gmail settings are valid before launching an email blast and while it's sending emails.