By Thomas Underwood 🕘 Updated on October 23, 2024 at 9:00 amAn App Password gives permission to a non-Google app to access Google's SMTP server. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-step verification turned on.
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To use Google's SMTP server for sending email with Automation Workshop or Command Line Email, follow the very simple set-up process…
Open Google Account Security settings, select 2-Step Verification from the How to sign in to Google section. If this option is missing, use the search functionality at the top of the page to search for App passwords, then select App passwords from the Google Account Result category.
Select the App passwords option (located at the bottom of the page). If the App passwords option is not visible (possibly due to having a regular account instead of a business account), you can try using this direct link to access App passwords.
Now, we are ready to set-up an App password…
Create App password
Click on the Select App field, and choose the Other (Custom name) option.
Enter an easily recognizable name, and click the Generate button.
Write down the generated App password. From now on, for the SMTP settings use this 16-character password (without spaces) along with your complete Gmail address.
To further manage (revoke, add more, etc.) your App passwords, use the same App passwords Google Account settings page.
Done!
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Google? SMTP?
- Sign in with app passwords · Google Account help.
- Turn on 2-Step Verification · Google Account help.
- SMTP settings for using Gmail with regular email client software · Gmail help.
- SMTP server configuration in email clients · Gmail SMTP.
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