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Connect Gmail to pull invoices and receipts from your inbox. ClearSpend uses them as supporting documents for charges you already have. Gmail does not create new spend. Open Integrations and connect from the Gmail card.
Gmail collects proof only. It does not create transactions or subscriptions. Pair it with Plaid, Xero, or a statement upload for spend data. For PDFs in a shared folder, use Google Drive.

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What it pulls

Access is read-only. ClearSpend does not send email on your behalf.

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Connect Gmail

1

Open Integrations

Go to Integrations in the sidebar.
2

Find Gmail

Locate the Gmail card under Receipts & Invoices.
3

Click Connect

Click Connect and sign in with the Google account that receives billing email.
4

Approve access

Allow read-only Gmail access. You can revoke it later from Google or from Integrations.
5

Wait for the first sync

Sync starts automatically. Most inboxes finish in a few minutes. The card shows last sync when it completes.
Owners, Admins, and Contributors can connect and disconnect Gmail. See Roles and permissions.

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How Gmail sync works

On each sync, ClearSpend:
  1. Looks back 180 days in the connected inbox.
  2. Finds billing emails — messages with attachments whose subject includes financial terms such as invoice, receipt, bill, or payment.
  3. Skips duplicates so the same message is not imported twice.
Gmail is for supporting document collection only. It does not create transactions or subscriptions.

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Multiple inboxes

You can connect more than one Gmail account to the same workspace. Repeat the connect steps for each inbox that receives invoices.

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Common questions

Messages with attachments whose subject matches billing keywords (invoice, receipt, bill, payment). Sent mail, drafts, and emails without attachments are skipped.
No. Gmail only collects invoice and receipt documents so you can match them to charges from Plaid, Xero, or a statement upload.
Yes. Access is read-only, tokens are encrypted, and you can disconnect anytime from Integrations.

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Disconnect

On Integrations, expand the Gmail card and disconnect the account. Documents already imported stay in your workspace.