API Credentials for Mail

To connect to your IMAP mailbox from Botize you need four pieces of information: the IMAP server host, port, your username (usually your email address) and your password (or an app-specific password if your provider requires it). All of them come from your email provider.

IMAP Host

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   Look up your email provider's IMAP server address in their help documentation. Common ones: imap.gmail.com (Gmail), outlook.office365.com (Microsoft 365), imap.mail.yahoo.com (Yahoo), imap.zoho.com (Zoho).

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   Paste the host into the "IMAP Host" field in the Botize connection form.

IMAP Port

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   The standard secure IMAP port is 993 (SSL/TLS). The Botize form already shows 993 as the default — leave it unless your provider tells you to use a different one.

IMAP Username

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   Your IMAP username is almost always your full email address (for example, "yourname@gmail.com").

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   Paste it into the "IMAP Username" field in the Botize connection form.

IMAP Password

1. 1

   If your provider supports normal passwords for IMAP, use your email account password.

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   Important: most modern providers (Gmail, Microsoft 365, Yahoo, Zoho with 2FA enabled) do NOT accept your normal password for IMAP. They require an "App password" or "App-specific password" you generate separately.

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   Gmail: enable 2-Step Verification, then create an App password at https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords.

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   Microsoft 365 / Outlook: turn on 2FA, then create an App password from your Microsoft account security page.

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   Yahoo: from Account Security, click "Generate app password".

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   Paste the password (or app password) into the "IMAP Password" field in the Botize connection form.