Gmail Overview
Overview of the Gmail connector
Availability depends on your school's enabled tools, provider setup, and account permissions. These settings are managed in the web workspace. A class policy may restrict a feature described here.
How it works#
The Gmail connector ingests your mails. It syncs the latest information from your Gmail every 10 minutes.
Currently supports plain text emails.
Setting up#
Note: This Connector is relatively involved to set up.
If you want to setup the connector via individual account OAuth, follow the guide here. This does not require a business Google Workspace.
If you want to setup the connector via a Service Account, follow the guide here.
If you have any questions about the setup / which approach is best for you, don't hesitate to reach out to Nexus support OR
@Yuhong Sun/@Chris Weaverin Slack if you need help.
You can set up more than one Gmail connector on a single Nexus instance, each with its own credential and service account. This lets you index multiple Google Workspaces from one Nexus deployment.
Before using this source with students#
Start with approved course material. Check which documents the connector can retrieve and how it maps source permissions. Test with a student account and a teacher account before widening access. A successful sync does not prove that the intended class boundary is correct.
Use source troubleshooting when a document is missing or visible to the wrong audience.