Google App passwords

By Thomas Underwood 🕦 Updated on June 21, 2022 at 11:30 am

An App Password gives a non-Google app permission to access Google's SMTP server. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on.

Manage Google settings

To use Google's SMTP server for sending email with Automation Workshop or Command Line Email, follow the very simple set-up process…

Gmail help · Sign in using App Passwords

Open Google Account Security settings. Select App passwords options.

Google Account · Security · App passwords

Now, we are ready to set-up App password…

Create App password

Click on Select App field, and choose Other (custom name) option.

App passwords · Select app · Other (custom name)

Enter an easily recognizable name, and click Generate button.

App passwords · Generate

Notice the generated App password. From now on, always use this 16-character password (without spaces) and your full Gmail address.

Generated app password

To further manage (revoke, add more, etc.) your App passwords, use the same App passwords Google Account setting.

Your app passwords

Done!

SMTP server?

• SMTP settings for using Gmail with regular email client software · Gmail help.
• SMTP server configuration in email clients · Gmail.

Troubleshooting more?

• Allow less secure apps. What does it mean?
• Test SMTP connection and send test email

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