IMAP

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• IMAP Email

Prerequisites

Create an email account on a service with IMAP support.

Supported authentication methods

• User account

Related resources

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a standard protocol for receiving email. Most email providers offer instructions on setting up their service with IMAP; refer to your provider's IMAP instructions.

Using user account

To configure this credential, you'll need:

• A User name: The email address you're retrieving email for.
• A Password: Either the password you use to check email or an app password. Your provider will tell you whether to use your own password or to generate an app password.
• A Host: The IMAP host address for your email provider, often formatted as imap.<provider>.com. Check with your provider.
• A Port number: The default is port 993. Use this port unless your provider or email administrator tells you to use something different.

Choose whether to use SSL/TLS and whether to Allow Self-Signed Certificates.

Provider instructions

Refer to the quickstart guides for these common email providers.

Gmail

Refer to Gmail.

Outlook.com

Refer to Outlook.com.

Yahoo

Refer to Yahoo.

My provider isn't listed

If your email provider isn't listed here, search for their IMAP settings or IMAP instructions.