Title: Gmail Setup error Last modified: November 9, 2022 --- # Gmail Setup error * Resolved [perciculum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perciculum/) * (@perciculum) * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-setup-error/) * Hey, * I tried to set up with Gmail and followed all the instructions until the end. But at the end I got “There was a problem while sending the test email.” message, if I try to send a test mail. * Error Log: * ``` Versions: WordPress: 6.1 WordPress MS: No PHP: 7.4.33 WP Mail SMTP: 3.6.1 Params: Mailer: gmail Constants: No Client ID/Secret: Yes Auth Code: Yes Access Token: Yes Server: OpenSSL: OpenSSL 1.1.1p 21 Jun 2022 PHP.allow_url_fopen: Yes PHP.stream_socket_client(): Yes PHP.fsockopen(): Yes PHP.curl_version(): 7.71.0 Apache.mod_security: No Debug: Email Source: WP Mail SMTP Mailer: Google / Gmail { "error": { "code": 403, "message": "Gmail API has not been used in project 1065434684700 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.", "errors": [ { "message": "Gmail API has not been used in project 1065434684700 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.", "domain": "usageLimits", "reason": "accessNotConfigured", "extendedHelp": "https://console.developers.google.com" } ], "status": "PERMISSION_DENIED", "details": [ { "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.Help", "links": [ { "description": "Google developers console API activation", "url": "https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700" } ] }, { "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.ErrorInfo", "reason": "SERVICE_DISABLED", "domain": "googleapis.com", "metadata": { "service": "gmail.googleapis.com", "consumer": "projects/1065434684700" } } ] } } Email Source: WP Mail SMTP Mailer: Google / Gmail { "error": { "code": 403, "message": "Gmail API has not been used in project 1065434684700 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.", "errors": [ { "message": "Gmail API has not been used in project 1065434684700 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.", "domain": "usageLimits", "reason": "accessNotConfigured", "extendedHelp": "https://console.developers.google.com" } ], "status": "PERMISSION_DENIED", "details": [ { "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.Help", "links": [ { "description": "Google developers console API activation", "url": "https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700" } ] }, { "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.ErrorInfo", "reason": "SERVICE_DISABLED", "domain": "googleapis.com", "metadata": { "consumer": "projects/1065434684700", "service": "gmail.googleapis.com" } } ] } } ``` * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fgmail-setup-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Plugin Support [Darshana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darshanaw/) * (@darshanaw) * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-setup-error/#post-16190738) * Hi [@perciculum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perciculum/), * Thanks for reaching out! * According to the error message that you shared, could you please enable your API by visiting [this link](https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=1065434684700), and then try sending a test email (**WP Mail SMTP -> Tools**). * In case it helps, try following [this screencast](https://a.supportally.com/ohkM5I), and you should be able to configure it accordingly. * Also, we have detailed documentation on how to configure the [Gmail mailer](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-gmail-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/). * I hope this helps. Thanks! 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