Zapier Gmail integration for Google Groups
Built for Teams using Google Workspace with shared collaborative inboxes who want automation to send from group addresses rather than personal accounts..
“Trying to build a Zap that sends an email not from my personal Gmail, but from a google group email (with collaborative inbox) that I am part of. Has anyone fig…”
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“Trying to build a Zap that sends an email not from my personal Gmail, but from a google group email (with collaborative inbox) that I am part of. Has anyone figured a way to do this? ... Hi everyone! Following up on my previous message, I found that Google Collaborative inboxes are linked to Google Groups and there isn’t currently a way to work with them using the Google API.”
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Why this is a gap
Surfaced from a high-intensity complaint with clear willingness to pay and a specific, reachable audience.
The market
Google Workspace teams with shared inboxes need to automate workflows from group addresses, not personal accounts. No search volume data, but the specificity of the pain (Google Groups + Zapier mismatch) suggests a real, narrow segment.
Competition & the opening
Zapier, Make, and native Google Workspace automation exist, but none natively support sending from group email addresses. The gap is explicit: group email as a sender in automation workflows.
What's hard to build
Google Groups don't have delegated send-as permissions in the same way shared mailboxes do; Gmail API doesn't expose group address as a sendable 'from' without account impersonation. Requires either Google API changes or workarounds that Google may block.
Why now
Google Groups API blocks collaborative inbox sends, but Zapier lacks native workaround despite high user demand.
How you'd monetize
$5-15/mo Zapier premium action or standalone $29/mo service