The mail server settings (the SMTP, POP and IMAP settings) can be used to connect a email account on a server, to a email client. This guide covers the mail server settings for Gmail, but refer to How to Find the Mail Server Settings for Various Email Services for other major email service providers.
Gmail does not have a feature to list the exact mail server settings. The general mail server settings are listed below. Gmail is a IMAP mail service and POP is not available.
| Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) | |
| Username: | Your Gmail Account Email |
| Password: | Your Gmail Account Password |
| Server: | imap.gmail.com |
| Requires SSL: | Yes |
| Port: | 993 |
| Incoming Mail Server (POP) | |
| Username: | N/A |
| Password: | N/A |
| Server: | N/A |
| Requires SSL: | N/A |
| Port: | N/A |
| Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) | |
| Username: | Your Gmail Account Email |
| Password: | Your Gmail Account Password |
| Server: | smtp.gmail.com |
| Requires SSL: | Yes |
| Port: | SSL: 465 TLS/STARTTLS: 587 |
