Stumped for sending mail through Gmail in an email program? Getting errors instead of email delivery? Find here the Gmail SMTP server and port settings to copy and paste into any email client or service to send through a Gmail account.
First, a Quarter for Every Email
The Arabic الربع—ar rub—means the quarter and, as 25 pounds, was prominently used to measure all things commercial, dry, and liquid.
As a measure, it usually appeared in shorthand form, of course: @.
So, it is not surprising that in French, Spanish and Portuguese, the sign in the middle of an email address is called (a version of) arroba. Trying to send to one of those addresses not using the Gmail web interface but its SMTP server from an email program? Copy some four arrobas of the following settings:
Gmail SMTP Server and Port Settings to Send Email
To set up an email program for sending through a Gmail account:
- Enable IMAP or POP for accessing Gmail.
- Use these SMTP settings for outgoing mail in your email program or service:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Gmail SMTP server | |
| Require TLS security | yes (if available) |
| Gmail SMTP (TLS) port | |
| Require SSL security | yes (if TLS is not available) |
| SMTP (SSL) port | |
| Username | Your full Gmail address (e.g., example@gmail.com) |
| Password | A Gmail app password |
Also want to receive mail? Gmail IMAP server and port as well as the Gmail POP server and port for any email program.
Gmail SMTP Server and Port Settings to Send Email: FAQ
Can I send through Gmail SMTP if my email program does not offer SSL or TLS?
No.
For security reasons, Gmail will only accept emails delivered with the SMTP connection encrypted using SSL or (preferably) TLS.
Sending through Gmail SMTP fails with an error; what can I do?
If your emails fail to send through Gmail from an email program, do check the following:
- Are the Gmail SMTP settings entered as above in the email program or service?
All new: After you change your Gmail password, you may have to re-create the account in your email program (using IMAP or POP) altogether. - Are you using the correct password or, with Gmail two-step authentication enabled, a Gmail app password to log in to the Gmail SMTP server?
- Does the specific application need to be unlocked for accessing Gmail?
- Are you within the Gmail sending limits for SMTP?
(Copy and paste Gmail SMTP server and port settings to send email first published August 2020, last updated September 2024)