メールの送信

Gmail API を使用してメールを送信するには、次の 2 つの方法があります。

  • messages.send メソッドを使用して直接送信できます。
  • 下書きから送信するには、drafts.send メソッドを使用します。

メールは、メッセージ リソースの raw プロパティ内の base64url エンコード文字列として送信されます。メールを送信するワークフローの概要は次のとおりです。

  1. 便利な方法でメール コンテンツを作成し、base64url 文字列としてエンコードします。
  2. 新しいメッセージ リソースを作成し、その raw プロパティを、作成した base64url 文字列に設定します。
  3. messages.send を呼び出します。下書きを送信する場合は、drafts.send を呼び出してメッセージを送信します。

このワークフローの詳細は、選択したクライアント ライブラリとプログラミング言語によって異なる場合があります。

メッセージの作成

Gmail API では、RFC 2822 に準拠し、base64url 文字列としてエンコードされた MIME メール メッセージが必要です。多くのプログラミング言語には、MIME メッセージの作成とエンコードのプロセスを簡素化するライブラリやユーティリティがあります。次のコードサンプルは、さまざまな言語の Google API クライアント ライブラリを使用して MIME メッセージを作成する方法を示しています。

Java

javax.mail.internet パッケージの MimeMessage クラスを使用すると、メール メッセージの作成を大幅に簡素化できます。次の例は、ヘッダーを含むメール メッセージを作成する方法を示しています。

gmail/snippets/src/main/java/CreateEmail.java
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

/* Class to demonstrate the use of Gmail Create Email API  */
public class CreateEmail {

  /**
   * Create a MimeMessage using the parameters provided.
   *
   * @param toEmailAddress   email address of the receiver
   * @param fromEmailAddress email address of the sender, the mailbox account
   * @param subject          subject of the email
   * @param bodyText         body text of the email
   * @return the MimeMessage to be used to send email
   * @throws MessagingException - if a wrongly formatted address is encountered.
   */
  public static MimeMessage createEmail(String toEmailAddress,
                                        String fromEmailAddress,
                                        String subject,
                                        String bodyText)
      throws MessagingException {
    Properties props = new Properties();
    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);

    MimeMessage email = new MimeMessage(session);

    email.setFrom(new InternetAddress(fromEmailAddress));
    email.addRecipient(javax.mail.Message.RecipientType.TO,
        new InternetAddress(toEmailAddress));
    email.setSubject(subject);
    email.setText(bodyText);
    return email;
  }
}

次のステップでは、MimeMessage をエンコードし、Message オブジェクトをインスタンス化し、base64url でエンコードされたメッセージ文字列を raw プロパティの値として設定します。

gmail/snippets/src/main/java/CreateMessage.java
import com.google.api.services.gmail.model.Message;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

/* Class to demonstrate the use of Gmail Create Message API */
public class CreateMessage {

  /**
   * Create a message from an email.
   *
   * @param emailContent Email to be set to raw of message
   * @return a message containing a base64url encoded email
   * @throws IOException        - if service account credentials file not found.
   * @throws MessagingException - if a wrongly formatted address is encountered.
   */
  public static Message createMessageWithEmail(MimeMessage emailContent)
      throws MessagingException, IOException {
    ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    emailContent.writeTo(buffer);
    byte[] bytes = buffer.toByteArray();
    String encodedEmail = Base64.encodeBase64URLSafeString(bytes);
    Message message = new Message();
    message.setRaw(encodedEmail);
    return message;
  }
}

Python

次のコードサンプルは、MIME メッセージを作成し、base64url 文字列にエンコードして、Message リソースの raw フィールドに割り当てる方法を示しています。

gmail/snippet/send mail/create_draft.py
import base64
from email.message import EmailMessage

import google.auth
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError


def gmail_create_draft():
  """Create and insert a draft email.
   Print the returned draft's message and id.
   Returns: Draft object, including draft id and message meta data.

  Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity
  for guides on implementing OAuth2 for the application.
  """
  creds, _ = google.auth.default()

  try:
    # create gmail api client
    service = build("gmail", "v1", credentials=creds)

    message = EmailMessage()

    message.set_content("This is automated draft mail")

    message["To"] = "gduser1@workspacesamples.dev"
    message["From"] = "gduser2@workspacesamples.dev"
    message["Subject"] = "Automated draft"

    # encoded message
    encoded_message = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message.as_bytes()).decode()

    create_message = {"message": {"raw": encoded_message}}
    # pylint: disable=E1101
    draft = (
        service.users()
        .drafts()
        .create(userId="me", body=create_message)
        .execute()
    )

    print(f'Draft id: {draft["id"]}\nDraft message: {draft["message"]}')

  except HttpError as error:
    print(f"An error occurred: {error}")
    draft = None

  return draft


if __name__ == "__main__":
  gmail_create_draft()

添付ファイルを含むメールを作成する

添付ファイル付きのメッセージを作成する方法は他のメッセージの作成方法と同様ですが、ファイルをマルチパート MIME メッセージとしてアップロードするプロセスはプログラミング言語によって異なります。次のコード例は、添付ファイルを含むマルチパート MIME メッセージを作成する方法を示しています。

Java

次の例は、マルチパート MIME メッセージを作成する方法を示しています。エンコードと割り当ての手順は上記と同じです。

gmail/snippets/src/main/java/CreateDraftWithAttachment.java
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonError;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer;
import com.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.gson.GsonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.Gmail;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.GmailScopes;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.model.Draft;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.model.Message;
import com.google.auth.http.HttpCredentialsAdapter;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.activation.DataHandler;
import javax.activation.DataSource;
import javax.activation.FileDataSource;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Multipart;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

/* Class to demonstrate the use of Gmail Create Draft with attachment API */
public class CreateDraftWithAttachment {
  /**
   * Create a draft email with attachment.
   *
   * @param fromEmailAddress - Email address to appear in the from: header.
   * @param toEmailAddress   - Email address of the recipient.
   * @param file             - Path to the file to be attached.
   * @return the created draft, {@code null} otherwise.
   * @throws MessagingException - if a wrongly formatted address is encountered.
   * @throws IOException        - if service account credentials file not found.
   */
  public static Draft createDraftMessageWithAttachment(String fromEmailAddress,
                                                       String toEmailAddress,
                                                       File file)
      throws MessagingException, IOException {
        /* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
         TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for
          guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application.*/
    GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault()
        .createScoped(GmailScopes.GMAIL_COMPOSE);
    HttpRequestInitializer requestInitializer = new HttpCredentialsAdapter(credentials);

    // Create the gmail API client
    Gmail service = new Gmail.Builder(new NetHttpTransport(),
        GsonFactory.getDefaultInstance(),
        requestInitializer)
        .setApplicationName("Gmail samples")
        .build();

    // Create the email content
    String messageSubject = "Test message";
    String bodyText = "lorem ipsum.";

    // Encode as MIME message
    Properties props = new Properties();
    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
    MimeMessage email = new MimeMessage(session);
    email.setFrom(new InternetAddress(fromEmailAddress));
    email.addRecipient(javax.mail.Message.RecipientType.TO,
        new InternetAddress(toEmailAddress));
    email.setSubject(messageSubject);

    MimeBodyPart mimeBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
    mimeBodyPart.setContent(bodyText, "text/plain");
    Multipart multipart = new MimeMultipart();
    multipart.addBodyPart(mimeBodyPart);
    mimeBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
    DataSource source = new FileDataSource(file);
    mimeBodyPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
    mimeBodyPart.setFileName(file.getName());
    multipart.addBodyPart(mimeBodyPart);
    email.setContent(multipart);

    // Encode and wrap the MIME message into a gmail message
    ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    email.writeTo(buffer);
    byte[] rawMessageBytes = buffer.toByteArray();
    String encodedEmail = Base64.encodeBase64URLSafeString(rawMessageBytes);
    Message message = new Message();
    message.setRaw(encodedEmail);

    try {
      // Create the draft message
      Draft draft = new Draft();
      draft.setMessage(message);
      draft = service.users().drafts().create("me", draft).execute();
      System.out.println("Draft id: " + draft.getId());
      System.out.println(draft.toPrettyString());
      return draft;
    } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {
      // TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately
      GoogleJsonError error = e.getDetails();
      if (error.getCode() == 403) {
        System.err.println("Unable to create draft: " + e.getDetails());
      } else {
        throw e;
      }
    }
    return null;
  }
}

Python

前の例と同様に、この例でも、メッセージを base64url にエンコードし、Message リソースの raw フィールドに割り当てます。

gmail/snippet/send mail/create_draft_with_attachment.py
import base64
import mimetypes
import os
from email.message import EmailMessage
from email.mime.audio import MIMEAudio
from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
from email.mime.image import MIMEImage
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

import google.auth
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError


def gmail_create_draft_with_attachment():
  """Create and insert a draft email with attachment.
   Print the returned draft's message and id.
  Returns: Draft object, including draft id and message meta data.

  Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity
  for guides on implementing OAuth2 for the application.
  """
  creds, _ = google.auth.default()

  try:
    # create gmail api client
    service = build("gmail", "v1", credentials=creds)
    mime_message = EmailMessage()

    # headers
    mime_message["To"] = "gduser1@workspacesamples.dev"
    mime_message["From"] = "gduser2@workspacesamples.dev"
    mime_message["Subject"] = "sample with attachment"

    # text
    mime_message.set_content(
        "Hi, this is automated mail with attachment.Please do not reply."
    )

    # attachment
    attachment_filename = "photo.jpg"
    # guessing the MIME type
    type_subtype, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(attachment_filename)
    maintype, subtype = type_subtype.split("/")

    with open(attachment_filename, "rb") as fp:
      attachment_data = fp.read()
    mime_message.add_attachment(attachment_data, maintype, subtype)

    encoded_message = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(mime_message.as_bytes()).decode()

    create_draft_request_body = {"message": {"raw": encoded_message}}
    # pylint: disable=E1101
    draft = (
        service.users()
        .drafts()
        .create(userId="me", body=create_draft_request_body)
        .execute()
    )
    print(f'Draft id: {draft["id"]}\nDraft message: {draft["message"]}')
  except HttpError as error:
    print(f"An error occurred: {error}")
    draft = None
  return draft


def build_file_part(file):
  """Creates a MIME part for a file.

  Args:
    file: The path to the file to be attached.

  Returns:
    A MIME part that can be attached to a message.
  """
  content_type, encoding = mimetypes.guess_type(file)

  if content_type is None or encoding is not None:
    content_type = "application/octet-stream"
  main_type, sub_type = content_type.split("/", 1)
  if main_type == "text":
    with open(file, "rb"):
      msg = MIMEText("r", _subtype=sub_type)
  elif main_type == "image":
    with open(file, "rb"):
      msg = MIMEImage("r", _subtype=sub_type)
  elif main_type == "audio":
    with open(file, "rb"):
      msg = MIMEAudio("r", _subtype=sub_type)
  else:
    with open(file, "rb"):
      msg = MIMEBase(main_type, sub_type)
      msg.set_payload(file.read())
  filename = os.path.basename(file)
  msg.add_header("Content-Disposition", "attachment", filename=filename)
  return msg


if __name__ == "__main__":
  gmail_create_draft_with_attachment()

メッセージを送信する

メッセージを作成したら、次の例に示すように、messages.send の呼び出しのリクエスト本文にメッセージを指定して送信できます。

Java

gmail/snippets/src/main/java/SendMessage.java
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonError;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer;
import com.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.gson.GsonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.Gmail;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.GmailScopes;
import com.google.api.services.gmail.model.Message;
import com.google.auth.http.HttpCredentialsAdapter;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

/* Class to demonstrate the use of Gmail Send Message API */
public class SendMessage {
  /**
   * Send an email from the user's mailbox to its recipient.
   *
   * @param fromEmailAddress - Email address to appear in the from: header
   * @param toEmailAddress   - Email address of the recipient
   * @return the sent message, {@code null} otherwise.
   * @throws MessagingException - if a wrongly formatted address is encountered.
   * @throws IOException        - if service account credentials file not found.
   */
  public static Message sendEmail(String fromEmailAddress,
                                  String toEmailAddress)
      throws MessagingException, IOException {
        /* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
           TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for
            guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application.*/
    GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault()
        .createScoped(GmailScopes.GMAIL_SEND);
    HttpRequestInitializer requestInitializer = new HttpCredentialsAdapter(credentials);

    // Create the gmail API client
    Gmail service = new Gmail.Builder(new NetHttpTransport(),
        GsonFactory.getDefaultInstance(),
        requestInitializer)
        .setApplicationName("Gmail samples")
        .build();

    // Create the email content
    String messageSubject = "Test message";
    String bodyText = "lorem ipsum.";

    // Encode as MIME message
    Properties props = new Properties();
    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
    MimeMessage email = new MimeMessage(session);
    email.setFrom(new InternetAddress(fromEmailAddress));
    email.addRecipient(javax.mail.Message.RecipientType.TO,
        new InternetAddress(toEmailAddress));
    email.setSubject(messageSubject);
    email.setText(bodyText);

    // Encode and wrap the MIME message into a gmail message
    ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    email.writeTo(buffer);
    byte[] rawMessageBytes = buffer.toByteArray();
    String encodedEmail = Base64.encodeBase64URLSafeString(rawMessageBytes);
    Message message = new Message();
    message.setRaw(encodedEmail);

    try {
      // Create send message
      message = service.users().messages().send("me", message).execute();
      System.out.println("Message id: " + message.getId());
      System.out.println(message.toPrettyString());
      return message;
    } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {
      // TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately
      GoogleJsonError error = e.getDetails();
      if (error.getCode() == 403) {
        System.err.println("Unable to send message: " + e.getDetails());
      } else {
        throw e;
      }
    }
    return null;
  }
}

Python

gmail/snippet/send mail/send_message.py
import base64
from email.message import EmailMessage

import google.auth
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError


def gmail_send_message():
  """Create and send an email message
  Print the returned  message id
  Returns: Message object, including message id

  Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
  TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity
  for guides on implementing OAuth2 for the application.
  """
  creds, _ = google.auth.default()

  try:
    service = build("gmail", "v1", credentials=creds)
    message = EmailMessage()

    message.set_content("This is automated draft mail")

    message["To"] = "gduser1@workspacesamples.dev"
    message["From"] = "gduser2@workspacesamples.dev"
    message["Subject"] = "Automated draft"

    # encoded message
    encoded_message = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message.as_bytes()).decode()

    create_message = {"raw": encoded_message}
    # pylint: disable=E1101
    send_message = (
        service.users()
        .messages()
        .send(userId="me", body=create_message)
        .execute()
    )
    print(f'Message Id: {send_message["id"]}')
  except HttpError as error:
    print(f"An error occurred: {error}")
    send_message = None
  return send_message


if __name__ == "__main__":
  gmail_send_message()

返信を送信してメールをスレッドに追加する場合は、以下のことをご確認ください。

  1. Subject ヘッダーが一致している
  2. References ヘッダーと In-Reply-To ヘッダーは RFC 2822 標準に準拠しています。

下書きからメッセージを送信する方法については、下書きを作成するをご覧ください。