To unlock certain features, you can give third-party apps and services some access to your Google Account data. For example, a photo editor app may request access to your Google Photos to apply filters.
Some Google products that third-party apps and services may request access to include Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Photos, and Contacts.
To give access to a third-party app or service, you must sign in to your Google Account. If you delete your Google Account, you also delete all associated third-party connections. When you delete your third-party account, it doesn’t affect your Google Account.
Learn more about what happens when you delete your Google Account or third-party account .
If you believe a third-party app or service misuses your data, you can report them. Learn how to report a third-party app or service .
You can review or remove the third-party apps and services that have some access to your Google Account data at any time. Learn how to manage connections between your Google Account and third parties .
Tip:If you have more than one connection type, your third-party access connection appears under "{App or service name} has some access to your Google Account."
Give a third-party app access to your Google Account
Important:
- Third-party apps and services are companies or developers that aren’t Google. Only give access to your Google Account if you trust a third-party app or service.
- Do not share your Google Account password on a third-party app or service.
- If you share your Google Account password with a third-party app or service, they’ll have full access to your account and this can compromise your account security. Instead, you can share some access to your Google Account data with trusted third-party apps and services, which is more secure.
To share some access to your Google Account data:
- When a third-party app or service prompts you to share access to your Google Account, review the request carefully to find what information and permissions it asks for.
- If you decide to share access, you must sign in to your Google Account.
- Authorize the third-party app or service to have some access to your Google Account data.
Share your Google data with third party apps:
Tip:If you have more than one Google Account, you're prompted to select the account you want to use or sign in to another Google Account to continue.
If you allow access to a third-party app, you may have the option to limit how long they can access your data. You'll get notified before a third party’s access ends. To extend their access, go to your Connections page .
What data and services third-party apps & services can access
Third-party apps and services can only access the data and services that you authorize them to. Before Google shares any of your data with a third-party app or service, you’ll find a list of the data and services that the third party wants to access.
For example, if you authorize a third-party app to access only your Google Calendar data, they can only access that data. They can’t access any of your other Google data, like your Google Photos or Contacts.
You can remove access to your Google Account at any time.
You can give third-party apps and services different levels of access to your Google Account like basic account information and to view or modify your account data. If you authorize a third-party app or service access to manage your Google Account data, they can edit, create, and delete data in your Google Account.
Learn the different Google Account access typesThird-party apps can request different kinds of access to your Google Account. They can request access to:
- Get your basic profile: Your basic profile information includes your name, email address, and profile picture.
- To create a new account on the third-party app or service, a third party may request this information.
- When you use Sign in with Google on third-party apps and services that have this feature, you authorize access to your basic profile. Learn how to use Sign in with Google .
- View and copy data from your Google Account: Third-party apps and services can request permission to copy data like your contacts, photos, YouTube playlists, and more.
- If you revoke the third-party app or service’s access to your Google Account, they can’t access your data anymore. You may need to contact the third party to request that they delete the data they already have.
- In some cases, you can decide to share a static copy of your data just once or share access to your data for 30 or 180 days. Learn how to share a copy of your data with a third party .
- Manage data in your Google Account: Third-party apps or services may request permission to edit, upload, create, or delete data in your Google Account.
- For example:
- A film editor app may edit your video and upload it to your YouTube channel.
- An event planner app may create or delete events on your Google Calendar.
- For example:
