IMAP Email

Polls an IMAP mailbox for new messages and emits an event for each one.

Type: poller (runs every minute)
Auth: Username + password / app password

Events

Routing key	Trigger
email.received	New message found in the configured mailbox

Configuration

Field	Type	Default	Description
host	string	—	IMAP server hostname (e.g. imap.gmail.com)
port	number	993	IMAP port
tls	boolean	true	Use TLS/SSL
mailbox	string	INBOX	Mailbox folder to poll
initialSyncDays	number	7	How many days back to fetch on first run

Secrets

Field	Description
username	Your email address
password	Account password or app password

Setup

1. Enter your IMAP server host, port (usually 993 for TLS), and mailbox name.
2. Enter your email address as the username and your account password (or app password).
3. Gmail: enable IMAP in Settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP, and use an App Password if 2FA is active.
4. Outlook / Office 365: use imap.outlook.com on port 993.
5. Save to start polling. New messages are emitted on each poll cycle.

Notes

• State is tracked by IMAP UID. Only messages with a UID higher than the last seen UID are fetched.
• Message body (plain text and HTML) is included in the payload when available.
• A snippet field contains the first 500 characters of the plain-text body.