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Gmail Documentation for Gmail Send Email credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Send Email with Gmail in n8n, a workflow automation platform.
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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

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Generate an app password

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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{:target=_blank .external-link} for more information. If the settings above don't work for you, check with your email administrator.