How to See Gmail Emails in an RSS Reader

Get an RSS feed for Gmail to see your messages in a feed reader

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by Heinz Tschabitscher
An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated June 15, 2019

Use Really Simple Syndication to review new messages in your Gmail inbox.

RSS access to Gmail was formerly open to all Gmail accounts, but currently is open only to Gmail accounts hosted on G Suite domains.

How to Access Your Gmail Inbox with RSS

The Gmail Inbox Feed displays the message list of your inbox as an Extensible Markup Language file. Use an RSS reader or aggregator to view the XML file.

The feed's address is:

https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom

And you'll need to authenticate to the feed. Google recommends using OAuth 2.0 for the authentication protocol, if your reader supports different options.

You must establish an app password for the RSS reader if you've configured two-factor authentication.