Get Organized: How to Turn On Read Receipts in Gmail Love it or hate it, email is a key productivity and communication tool, but it only works if people actually read your emails. Return receipts ...

Compose a message using your Gmail account as you normally would. Click "Request return receipt" under the "To:" text box. A new checkbox option will appear.

Toggling on read receipts means that when your recipient opens a message with a read-receipt request added, Gmail prompts them to send a read request.

Gmail Read Receipts: How They Work Gmail now includes a built-in read receipt feature for Google Workspace users. This feature allows senders to see when their email has been opened.