Content Access Grant

Proposed vocabulary for permission to read a defined class of retained mailbox content.

Reviewed: July 2026
Current state: Fine-grained Gmail content permissions are implemented; this umbrella label is proposed vocabulary.

Owning boundary: Kernel authorization module
Not equivalent to: Mailbox Connection · Approved Correspondent
Verified identifiers: gmail.content.read.associated · gmail.content.read.private

A Content Access Grant is proposed vocabulary for permission to read a defined class of retained mailbox content. Connecting a mailbox and approving a correspondent do not automatically grant that access.

Related guidance

What is Client Correspondence?

Permission

Mailbox Connection

Client Correspondence