Connect Google Workspace to Looply with administrator approval
Recommended for Google Workspace: ask an administrator to trust Looply once for the organization or selected organizational units. Each mailbox owner then connects their own account with Google OAuth.
Choose the right Google connection
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Workspace OAuth is the recommended option for company-managed Google Workspace accounts. It does not share mailbox passwords with Looply.
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Gmail app password is a fallback for personal Gmail or accounts where the owner can create a Google app password. It uses Gmail SMTP and IMAP.
Never enter your normal Google password in Looply. The app-password form accepts only a Google-generated app password.
What administrator approval does
Administrator approval allows users in the selected Google Workspace organization or organizational units to authorize Looply's shared OAuth client. It does not connect every mailbox, grant domain-wide mailbox access, or let Looply impersonate users.
After approval, each mailbox owner still selects their Google account and grants Looply access to that mailbox.
1. Open Google Admin
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Sign in to admin.google.com with a Google Workspace administrator account.
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Open Security → Access and data control → API controls.
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Under App access control, click Manage Third-Party App Access.
2. Find Looply by OAuth client ID
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Open Configured apps, click Configure new app, and choose OAuth App Name Or Client ID.
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Copy Looply's public Google OAuth client ID: 723223065657-82gt866kvn519rjpi67gd3g30u03rm7v.apps.googleusercontent.com. You can also copy it from Looply's Workspace OAuth setup screen.
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Paste the client ID into Google Admin, click Search, and select Looply.
3. Set the allowed users and Google data
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Choose the organization or organizational units whose mailboxes may connect to Looply.
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Choose Trusted, or choose Specific Google data and allow Google sign-in identity plus Gmail read-only and Gmail send.
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Review the configuration and click Finish.
Looply does not request Google Contacts. The active Gmail OAuth flow requests only basic identity, Gmail read-only, and Gmail send.
4. Connect each mailbox in Looply
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In Looply, open Data Settings → Email Accounts and click Connect email.
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Choose Gmail / G-Suite, choose Workspace OAuth, and click Continue with Google.
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Select the exact mailbox, review Google's permission screen, and approve access.
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Repeat this mailbox-owner step for every sender that should appear in Looply.
Personal Gmail fallback: app password
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Turn on 2-Step Verification for the Google account.
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Open myaccount.google.com/apppasswords and create a new app password for Looply.
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In Looply, choose Gmail app password and paste the 16-character Google-generated password. Looply preconfigures smtp.gmail.com with STARTTLS on port 587 and imap.gmail.com with SSL/TLS on port 993.
Google may disable app passwords for managed accounts, security-key-only 2-Step Verification, or Advanced Protection. Use Workspace OAuth when the option is unavailable.
Troubleshooting
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Access blocked or admin_policy_enforced: confirm the correct client ID is configured and the mailbox belongs to an allowed organizational unit.
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Wrong Google account: restart the flow and select the exact mailbox that should send and sync in Looply.
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Reconnect required: return to Data Settings → Email Accounts and reconnect the sender. Looply uses the Workspace-approved OAuth path by default.
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App password rejected: create a fresh app password, remove spaces when pasting, and verify that IMAP access is allowed for the account.
Security and campaign use
Looply encrypts custom SMTP/IMAP credentials before storage. Gmail OAuth tokens remain server-side. Google Workspace campaign delivery is allowed only after Looply records the required recipient-consent attestation for the exact current recipient set.
Administrators and mailbox owners can revoke access from Google. Disconnecting the sender in Looply prevents later synchronization and sending.