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Gmail Send Email credentials

Follow these steps to configure the Send Email 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​

Generate an app password​

Set up the credential​

To set up the Send Email credential to use Gmail:

  1. Enter your Gmail email address as the User.
  2. Enter the app password you generated above as the Password.
  3. Enter smtp.gmail.com as the Host.
  4. For the Port:
    • Keep the default 465 for SSL or if you're unsure what to use.
    • Enter 587 for TLS.
  5. Turn on the SSL/TLS toggle.

Refer to the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server settings in Read Gmail messages on other email clients using POP for more information. If the settings above don't work for you, check with your email administrator.