# Gmail API . users . settings . delegates

## Instance Methods

Adds a delegate with its verification status set directly to accepted, without sending any verification email. The delegate user must be a member of the same G Suite organization as the delegator user.

Removes the specified delegate (which can be of any verification status), and revokes any verification that may have been required for using it.

Gets the specified delegate.

Lists the delegates for the specified account.

### Method Details

`create(userId, body=None)`

    Adds a delegate with its verification status set directly to accepted, without sending any verification email. The delegate user must be a member of the same G Suite organization as the delegator user.

    Gmail imposes limitations on the number of delegates and delegators each user in a G Suite organization can have. These limits depend on your organization, but in general each user can have up to 25 delegates and up to 10 delegators.

    Note that a delegate user must be referred to by their primary email address, and not an email alias.

    Also note that when a new delegate is created, there may be up to a one minute delay before the new delegate is available for use.

    This method is only available to service account clients that have been delegated domain-wide authority.

    Args:
      userId: string, User's email address. The special value "me" can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # Settings for a delegate. Delegates can read, send, and delete messages, as well as view and add contacts, for the delegator's account. See "Set up mail delegation" for more information about delegates.
        "delegateEmail": "A String", # The email address of the delegate.
        "verificationStatus": "A String", # Indicates whether this address has been verified and can act as a delegate for the account. Read-only.
      }

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # Settings for a delegate. Delegates can read, send, and delete messages, as well as view and add contacts, for the delegator's account. See "Set up mail delegation" for more information about delegates.
          "delegateEmail": "A String", # The email address of the delegate.
          "verificationStatus": "A String", # Indicates whether this address has been verified and can act as a delegate for the account. Read-only.
        }

`delete(userId, delegateEmail)`

    Removes the specified delegate (which can be of any verification status), and revokes any verification that may have been required for using it.

    Note that a delegate user must be referred to by their primary email address, and not an email alias.

    This method is only available to service account clients that have been delegated domain-wide authority.

    Args:
      userId: string, User's email address. The special value "me" can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      delegateEmail: string, The email address of the user to be removed as a delegate. (required)

`get(userId, delegateEmail)`

    Gets the specified delegate.

    Note that a delegate user must be referred to by their primary email address, and not an email alias.

    This method is only available to service account clients that have been delegated domain-wide authority.

    Args:
      userId: string, User's email address. The special value "me" can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)
      delegateEmail: string, The email address of the user whose delegate relationship is to be retrieved. (required)

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # Settings for a delegate. Delegates can read, send, and delete messages, as well as view and add contacts, for the delegator's account. See "Set up mail delegation" for more information about delegates.
          "delegateEmail": "A String", # The email address of the delegate.
          "verificationStatus": "A String", # Indicates whether this address has been verified and can act as a delegate for the account. Read-only.
        }

`list(userId)`

    Lists the delegates for the specified account.

    This method is only available to service account clients that have been delegated domain-wide authority.

    Args:
      userId: string, User's email address. The special value "me" can be used to indicate the authenticated user. (required)

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # Response for the ListDelegates method.
        "delegates": [ # List of the user's delegates (with any verification status).
          { # Settings for a delegate. Delegates can read, send, and delete messages, as well as view and add contacts, for the delegator's account. See "Set up mail delegation" for more information about delegates.
              "delegateEmail": "A String", # The email address of the delegate.
              "verificationStatus": "A String", # Indicates whether this address has been verified and can act as a delegate for the account. Read-only.
            },
        ],
      }