# What is the Purpose of "From" field on Gmail Integration Send email?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-from-field-on-gmail-integration-send-email/75602>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-from-field-on-gmail-integration-send-email/75602 "2024-08-12T13:53:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-from-field-on-gmail-integration-send-email/75602/2 "2024-08-12T15:14:18Z")

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> [@Sending Email through Gmail integration](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sending-email-through-gmail-integration/75543/8):
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> Why do you have a template for your From field though? It will always be the email that you connected to the Gmail integration. You can not send an email from an address you don’t connect to that integration.

That is not a bug, I have explained it in your previous thread.

You can’t expect to send an email from an address you did not connect to Glide (a.k.a “authenticated”). If that’s a possibility, you can send as anyone, and that will be a big security issue.

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