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title: Yahoo
description: Documentation for Yahoo Send Email credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Send Email with Yahoo in n8n, a workflow automation platform.
contentType: [integration, reference]
priority: high
---

# Yahoo Send Email credentials

Follow these steps to configure the Send Email credentials with a Yahoo account.

## Prerequisites

To follow these instructions, you must first generate an app password:

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## Set up the credential

To configure the Send Email credential to use Yahoo Mail:

1. Enter your Yahoo email address as the **User**.
2. Enter the app password you generated above as the **Password**.
3. Enter `smtp.mail.yahoo.com` as the **Host**.
4. For the **Port**:
    - Keep the default `465` for SSL or if you're unsure what to use.
    - Enter `587` for TLS.
5. Turn on the **SSL/TLS** toggle.

Refer to [IMAP server settings for Yahoo Mail](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/sln4075.html) for more information. If the settings above don't work for you, check with your email administrator.