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APEX Integration with Gmail Notifications Introduction In many Oracle APEX applications, users want to see Gmail notifications directly within the application without opening Gmail. In this article, we will build a Gmail notification badge that displays the number of unread emails in the APEX Navigation Bar. Final Output Notification bell in the Navigation Bar Displays unread Gmail count Automatically refreshes every 60 seconds Works across the entire APEX application using the Global Page (Page 0) Architecture Gmail ↓ Google Apps Script ↓ REST Web App ↓ Oracle APEX (Page 0) ↓ Navigation Bar Badge Prerequisites Oracle APEX (Works on apex.oracle.com) Personal Gmail account Google Apps Script Internet access 1 Create a Google Apps Script Project Open https://script.google.com/ Click New Project. Rename the project. Ex: APEX Gmail Notification 2 Write the Google Apps Script Replace the default code with the following: ...