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title: Gmail
description: Documentation for Gmail Send Email credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Send Email with Gmail in n8n, a workflow automation platform.
contentType: [integration, reference]
priority: high
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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](#enable-2-step-verification) on your Gmail account.
2. [Generate an app password](#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](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7104828?hl=en){:target=_blank .external-link} for more information. If the settings above don't work for you, check with your email administrator.
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