Gmail has certain limits in place. For instance, the maximum size of file
attachments that you can include in an email message is 25 MB while the
total storage limit for a free Gmail account is 15 GB.
Similarly, Google also limits the number of email messages that you
can send through your Gmail account in a day. If you exceed the daily
quota, Google may temporarily disable your Gmail account without any
warnings and you may have to wait for up to 24 hours before you can
regain access to your Gmail mailbox.
Gmail Limits for Sending Email
Gmail
isn’t designed for sending bulk email. If you are planning to send an
email message to a large group of friends using Gmail, do read the
following rules to avoid temporary lockdown of your Gmail:
Rule 1:
You can send emails to a maximum of 500 recipients per day through the
Gmail website. Try exceeding the limit and your Gmail account may get
temporarily disabled with the error – “Gmail Lockdown in Section 4.”
It is important to note that this limit is around recipients and not messages. Thus you can send 10 emails to 50 people each or 1 email can be addressed to a maximum of 500 people.
Rule 2:
If you access Gmail via POP or IMAP clients, like Microsoft Outlook or
Apple Mail, you can send an email message to a maximum of 100 people at a
time. If you exceed the limit, your account may be disabled for a day
with the error – “550 5.4.5 Daily sending quota exceeded.”
Rule 3:
Always double check email addresses of recipients before hitting the
Send button in Gmail. That’s because your account may get disabled if
the email message contains a large number of non-existent or broken
addresses (<25 ?) that bounce back on failed delivery.
Rule 4:
You can associate multiple email addresses with your Gmail account and
send emails on behalf of any other address. However, when sending mail
from a different address, the original account’s message limits are
applied.
Rule 5: If you are sending emails through Google Script, like in the case of Gmail Mail Merge, the daily sending limit is 100 recipients per day for free Gmail accounts. You can use the MailApp.GetRemainingDailyQuota method to know your existing quota else the script will throw an exception saying – “Service invoked too many times.”
If you wish to send more email messages through Google Scripts, you’ll have to upgrade to Google Apps. Even then, your sending limits will be only be increased after a few billing cycles or if you have opted for 5 or more users.
This is slightly unrelated but still important. Google, as per their program policies, may disable your Gmail account permanently if you don’t check your Gmail email for a period of nine months.
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