{"id":21750,"date":"2022-04-11T13:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/open-bee-email-capture\/administrators-guide\/knowledge-base\/enabling-imap\/gmail-account\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:39:44","slug":"gmail-account","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/en\/open-bee-email-capture\/administrators-guide\/messaging-tab\/imap-tab\/gmail-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following a new security policy from Google, the setting used until now to connect a Gmail account to Open Bee Email Capture will no longer be available from May 30, 2022 (&#8220;Access to less secure applications&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n<p>The alternative is to generate an &#8220;Application Password&#8221; from your google account: <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords\">https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>More information can be found on this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/185833?hl=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign in with app passwords &#8211; Google Account Help<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CompteGmail-1.Activerledoublefacteurd'authentification\">1. Enable two-factor authentication<\/h2>\n\n<p>The first step is to activate two-factor authentication from your Google account.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Go to Google Account settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-19.png 393w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-19-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Go to the &#8220;Security&#8221; section and then activate two-step verification<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-20-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-20-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-20-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-20-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-20.png 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CompteGmail-2.G&#xE9;n&#xE9;rerunmotdepassed'application\">2. Generate an app password<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>After enabling two-step verification, a new option is available to generate an app password<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords\">https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-21-1024x159.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-21-1024x159.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-21-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-21-768x119.png 768w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-21.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Click this link and generate an application password (&#8220;Other (Custom Name)&#8221;)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-22.png 692w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-22-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12288\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-24.png 659w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-24-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Once the password is generated, select the (the 16 characters present in the yellow frame) to copy it into Open Bee Email Capture.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-25.png 623w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-25-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CompteGmail-3.Utiliserlemotdepassed'application\">3. Use the app password<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>After copying the previously generated password, simply edit the mailbox configuration in Open Bee Email Capture, paste the new password and save the configuration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-26.png 367w, https:\/\/help.openbee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-26-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a new security policy from Google, the setting used until now to connect a Gmail account to Open Bee Email Capture will no longer be available from May 30, 2022 (&#8220;Access to less secure applications&#8221;). 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