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How to Connect OpenClaw to Gmail and Google Calendar

Intermediate1-3 hoursUpdated 2025-01-16

Connecting OpenClaw to Gmail and Google Calendar transforms your AI assistant into a powerful email and scheduling automation tool. This guide walks you through the complete setup: creating a Google Cloud project, configuring OAuth, enabling the necessary APIs, and setting up the OpenClaw Google adapter.

Why This Is Hard to Do Yourself

These are the common pitfalls that trip people up.

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OAuth consent screen complexity

Google's OAuth setup has multiple verification steps, scopes, and approval processes that are easy to misconfigure

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Credential management

Client IDs, client secrets, refresh tokens, and service account keys need to be stored securely and rotated properly

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Gmail API quotas and limits

Gmail API has rate limits, quota restrictions, and batching requirements that aren't obvious until you hit them

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Calendar timezone handling

Calendar events have complex timezone logic. All-day events, recurring events, and timezone conversions require careful handling

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1

Create a Google Cloud project

Step 2

Enable Gmail and Calendar APIs

Step 3

Configure OAuth consent screen

Warning: Apps in "Testing" mode are limited to 100 users. For production use, you need to submit for Google verification, which can take weeks.

Step 4

Create OAuth credentials

Step 5

Configure the OpenClaw Google adapter

Step 6

Authorize OpenClaw to access your Google account

Warning: The OAuth flow generates a refresh token that never expires. Store google-token.json securely and never commit it to version control.

Step 7

Test Gmail and Calendar access

Google API Integration Done Right

OAuth flows, token refresh, rate limiting, and error handling โ€” Google API integrations have many moving parts. We build production-ready Gmail and Calendar integrations that handle edge cases and won't break.

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