September 2020 Summaries

Integrating email functionality into applications often requires features like inbox management, search capabilities, and organization tools, all of which can be efficiently implemented using the Nylas Email API. The Nylas Communications Platform serves as a single integration point, connecting various email, calendar, and contact providers through REST APIs. The article introduces "Inbox Zero," a demo application built with Next.js and Express.js, which helps in exploring Nylas API for email management and search functionalities. It highlights the organization of inboxes using labels, particularly for Gmail, and explains how to create, retrieve, and manage labels using the Nylas Node SDK. Additionally, it covers implementing search functionality to enhance email productivity by retrieving specific messages efficiently. Beyond email, Nylas offers expanded capabilities, enabling developers to integrate calendar and contact features to create comprehensive scheduling applications.

A new strategic partnership between Nylas and Leviathan Security Group aims to streamline the certification process for developers accessing Gmail data by offering the Express Security Review, which provides comprehensive security evaluations and penetration testing at competitive rates. This collaboration responds to Google’s updated security policies introduced in 2019, which necessitate rigorous verification and annual assessments for applications accessing specific user data via the Gmail API. The partnership promises to reduce the time and complexity involved in meeting these requirements, thereby lowering costs and enhancing developers’ ability to integrate quickly and securely with email, calendar, or contacts providers. By leveraging Leviathan's expertise and Nylas' platform capabilities, the initiative seeks to expedite the launch of software integrations, ultimately decreasing time-to-market for developers and enhancing modern customer engagement and productivity tools globally.