Gmail API 有每日用量限制，適用於應用程式發出的所有要求，以及每位使用者的頻率限制。每項限制都是以「配額單位」為單位，或是代表 Gmail 資源用量的抽象測量單位。下表詳細說明主要的要求限制：
| API 限制類型 | 限制 |
|---|---|
| 每位使用者頻率限制 | 每位使用者每秒 250 個配額單位，移動平均值 (允許短暫爆發)。 |
每種方法的配額用量
要求耗用的配額單位數量會因呼叫的方法而異。下表概述各種方法的配額單位用量：
| 方法 | 配額單位 |
|---|---|
drafts.create |
10 |
drafts.delete |
10 |
drafts.get |
5 |
drafts.list |
5 |
drafts.send |
100 |
drafts.update |
15 |
getProfile |
1 |
history.list |
2 |
labels.create |
5 |
labels.delete |
5 |
labels.get |
1 |
labels.list |
1 |
labels.update |
5 |
messages.attachments.get |
5 |
messages.batchDelete |
50 |
messages.delete |
10 |
messages.get |
5 |
messages.import |
25 |
messages.insert |
25 |
messages.list |
5 |
messages.modify |
5 |
messages.send |
100 |
messages.trash |
5 |
messages.untrash |
5 |
settings.delegates.create |
100 |
settings.delegates.delete |
5 |
settings.delegates.get |
1 |
settings.delegates.list |
1 |
settings.filters.create |
5 |
settings.filters.delete |
5 |
settings.filters.get |
1 |
settings.filters.list |
1 |
settings.forwardingAddresses.create |
100 |
settings.forwardingAddresses.delete |
5 |
settings.forwardingAddresses.get |
1 |
settings.forwardingAddresses.list |
1 |
settings.getAutoForwarding |
1 |
settings.getImap |
1 |
settings.getPop |
1 |
settings.getVacation |
1 |
settings.sendAs.create |
100 |
settings.sendAs.delete |
5 |
settings.sendAs.get |
1 |
settings.sendAs.list |
1 |
settings.sendAs.update |
100 |
settings.sendAs.verify |
100 |
settings.updateAutoForwarding |
5 |
settings.updateImap |
5 |
settings.updatePop |
100 |
settings.updateVacation |
5 |
stop |
50 |
threads.delete |
20 |
threads.get |
10 |
threads.list |
10 |
threads.modify |
10 |
threads.trash |
10 |
threads.untrash |
10 |
watch |
100 |