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# Connect your Google email via SMTP

_Due to_ **_Google's recent privacy policy changes_**_,_ **_only Business suite users are allowed to connect their Gmail accounts with SyncSpider._**

However, that doesn't mean that "regular" users are unable to do so as well.

You can do so easily by using our **Email integration module, and by following these steps:**

Select Email from our list of Integrations, or by typing email in the search bar:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/8/a/9/0/8a9034ec444c8000/e58ad29a-dc0b-4f64-8a47-ec1339_1ryub6l.png)

Enter the desired name and description (optional) and click **"Next".**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/6/e/f/16ef2003ec82f200/e81fe770-c2e5-43a6-a9d7-59567b_1evra5c.png)

Select **SMTP** as the server type, and enter the following data:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/2/2/a/922a749bbcc64800/4e08c191-7b63-4f8d-abca-36ef45_1d8kdbf.png)

• Host: smtp.gmail.com

• Port: 587

• Security: TLS

• Username: your user name or email  
• Password: your password

• Authentication method: LOGIN

If you've followed steps so far and still unable to create this email integration, please do the following:

1. Make sure that IMAP access is enabled by accessing Gmail settings, and then clicking on "Forwarding and POP/IMAP", as shown in the pictures below:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/a/6/0/5a60d097ecb87400/02328164-c059-4103-9a5c-216eda_1yivbbh.png)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/5/6/3/35638f92240a5600/a020ff22-a542-475a-a833-1ab988_1mri1t.png)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/c/e/b/1/ceb11304e4573800/892545ce-4f12-4f2f-9910-dfaf47_q34evf.png)

2. Head over to

[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?p=InvalidSecondFactor&visit_id=637493279226277127-4179628662&rd=1](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?p=InvalidSecondFactor&visit_id=637493279226277127-4179628662&rd=1)

• open google account: [https://myaccount.google.com/](https://myaccount.google.com/)

• go to Security (left sidebar)

• 2-step verification must be ON

•  Under "Signing in to Google," select App Passwords.

• Click on Select App >> Other, set name e.g. SyncSpyder

• Click on Generate btn

• Copy app password from the popup window and use in Custom Email config settings instead of user Gmail password

**Note: Do the following step only If you are still unable to integrate:**

Head over to this link: [https://myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security)

and scroll down to the **"Less secure app access" section, and turn it ON**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/f/1/4/9/f149a8cf4f79a800/c4c46182-1a0f-494f-99bd-85d011_3kb8k8.png)

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