Amazon Q Business will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 31, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Connecting Gmail to Amazon Q Business
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With Amazon Q Business, you can connect your Gmail enterprise email system to unlock valuable organizational knowledge stored in email communications. When you connect Gmail to Amazon Q Business, your users can search and get answers from email content and conversations directly through the Amazon Q web experience.

You can connect your Gmail instance to Amazon Q Business using either the AWS Management Console or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) API. This connection enables your organization to leverage email-based knowledge for improved decision-making and faster information discovery.

**Topics**
+ [Gmail connector versions](gmail-versions.md)
+ [Gmail connector overview](gmail-overview.md)
+ [Prerequisites for connecting Amazon Q Business to Gmail](gmail-prereqs.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Gmail using the latest connector (Console)](gmail-console-new.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Gmail using the legacy connector (Console)](gmail-console-original.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Gmail using the new connector (API)](gmail-new-api.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Gmail using the original connector (API)](gmail-original-api.md)
+ [How Amazon Q Business connector crawls Gmail ACLs](gmail-user-management.md)
+ [Gmail data source connector field mappings](gmail-field-mappings.md)
+ [IAM role for Amazon Q Business Gmail connector](gmail-iam-role.md)
+ [Understand error codes in the Amazon Q Business Gmail connector](gmail-error-codes.md)

**Learn more**
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using IAM Identity Center, see [Configuring an application using IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html).
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using AWS Identity and Access Management, see [Configuring an application using IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html).
+ For an overview of connector features, see [Data source connector concepts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html).
+ For information about connector configuration best practices, see [Connector configuration best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-best-practices.html).

**Note**  
**ACL behavior by connector version:**  
**New connector:** ACL and identity crawling is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled. No manual configuration is required.
**Original connector:** ACL and identity crawling can be manually configured during setup.

**Note**  
**Original connector only:** Field mappings are only available when using the original Gmail connector. The new connector uses optimized default field mappings that cannot be customized.