Sending an email with a Read Receipt

Quick note:
  • To send emails with Read Receipt in Gmail it must be enabled for your organization by your admin
  • After it's been enabled it make take up to an hour for the feature to appear in your Gmail
  • Refresh the Gmail page after the Read Receipt feature is enabled
To send an email with a read receipt:
  1. Compose a new email

  2. Click on the 3 dots on the bottom right next to the trash icon


  3. Click on 'Request read receipt'
Note: If you don't see the "Request read receipt" option, and it's been enabled for your organization, wait a few minutes and refresh Gmail. It make take up to an hour for the feature to appear in your Gmail.

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