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Yahoo IMAP credentials#

Follow these steps to configure the IMAP credentials with a Yahoo account.

Prerequisites#

To follow these instructions, you must first generate an app password:

  1. 登录到您的 Yahoo 账户安全页面。
  2. 选择生成应用密码或生成和管理应用密码。
  3. 选择开始使用。
  4. 为您的新应用密码输入应用名称，如 n8n 凭据。
  5. 选择生成密码。
  6. 复制生成的应用密码。您将在 n8n 凭据中使用此密码。

有关更多信息，请参阅 Yahoo 的生成和管理第三方应用密码。

Set up the credential#

To set up the IMAP credential with a Yahoo Mail account, use these settings:

  1. Enter your Yahoo email address as the User.
  2. Enter the app password you generated above as the Password.
  3. Enter imap.mail.yahoo.com as the Host.
  4. Keep the default Port number of 993. Check with your email administrator if this port doesn't work.
  5. Turn on the SSL/TLS toggle.
  6. Check with your email administrator about whether to Allow Self-Signed Certificates.

Refer to Set up IMAP for Yahoo mail account for more information.