Gmail IMAP credentials

Follow these steps to configure the IMAP credentials with a Gmail account.

Prerequisites

To follow these instructions, you must first:

1. Enable 2-step Verification on your Gmail account.
2. Generate an app password.

Enable 2-step Verification

To enable 2-step Verification:

1. Log in to your Google Account.
2. Select Security from the left navigation.
3. Under How you sign in to Google, select 2-Step Verification.
   • If 2-Step Verification is already enabled, skip to the next section.
4. Select Get started.
5. Follow the on-screen steps to configure 2-Step Verification.

Refer to Turn on 2-step Verification for more information.

If you can't turn on 2-step Verification, check with your email administrator.

Generate an app password

To generate an app password:

1. In your Google account, go to App passwords.
2. Enter an App name for your new app password, like n8n credential.
3. Select Create.
4. Copy the generated app password. You'll use this in your n8n credential.

Refer to Google's Sign in with app passwords documentation for more information.

Set up the credential

To set up the IMAP credential with a Gmail account, use these settings:

1. Enter your Gmail email address as the User.
2. Enter the app password you generated above as the Password.
3. Enter imap.gmail.com as the Host.
4. For the Port, keep the default port number of 993. Check with your email administrator if this port doesn't work.
5. Turn on the SSL/TLS toggle.
6. Check with your email administrator about whether to Allow Self-Signed Certificates.

Refer to Add Gmail to another client for more information. You may need to Enable IMAP if you're using a personal Google account before June 2024.