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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T09:13:42+00:00 2026-06-13T09:13:42+00:00

I am using Google’s Oauth 2.0 to get the user’s access_token, but I dont

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I am using Google’s Oauth 2.0 to get the user’s access_token, but I dont know how to use it with imaplib to access inbox.

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2026-06-13T09:13:43+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 9:13 am

Below is the code for IMAP with oauth 2.0

email = 'k@example.com'
access_token = 'vF9dft4qmTc2Nvb3RlckBhdHRhdmlzdGEuY29tCg'
auth_string = 'user=%s\1auth=Bearer %s\1\1' % (email, access_token)

imap_conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
imap_conn.debug = 4
imap_conn.authenticate('XOAUTH2', lambda x: auth_string)
imap_conn.select('INBOX')

for more details see the library code.

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