Share some access to your Google Account with third-party apps

To unlock certain features, you can give third-party apps and services some access to your Google Account. 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 includes:

Gmail
Drive
Calendar
Photos
Contacts

Important: Third-party apps are companies or developers that aren’t Google. Only give access to your Google Account if you trust a third-party app.

Give a third-party app access to your Google Account

To share some access to your Google Account data, follow these instructions:

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.

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.

Third-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 app may request this information. When you sign in with Google on third-party apps and services that have this feature, you authorize access to your basic profile. Learn how to 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’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.