How to unsend an Email in Gmail

Recall an email with Undo Send

If you turn "Undo Send" on, you can retract a message right after you sent it.

First, turn on Undo Send

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings   Settings.
3. In the "Undo Send" section, check the box next to "Enable Undo Send."
4. In the "Send cancellation period" section, set the amount of time you want to decide if you want to unsend an email.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Undo sending your message

After you turn on Undo Send, you can cancel sending an email.

1. After you send a message, you'll see the message "Your message has been sent" and the option to Undo or View message.
2. Click Undo.