EMail: Trigger flows based on incoming emails

AdvaLa · February 20, 2021, 8:02am

Adam Norén has written a amazing app that triggers flows based on incomming emails. The problem is, I cannot get it to work. I installed it correctly but am unable to configure it. I keep getting “Invalid Credentials (Failure)” or “Timed out while authenticating with server” messages. I know for a fact my password is correct (cause I log in with it).

I tried with several accounts, using pop or imap servers, using all known ports (25, 2525, 25025, 993, 995), secure on/of, but to no avail. I allowed less secure apps to use my mail, tried a standard gmail, hosted gmail, but alas.
Obviously I’m doing something wrong, because some other user got it to work, but I just don’t know what.

Tolga · February 20, 2021, 12:22pm

Have same problem with yahoo

RoyWissenburg · February 20, 2021, 1:21pm

And you already tried to get in contact with the creator of the app…

Tolga · February 20, 2021, 2:02pm

@norenz Hi,

I create a diagnost report 220d706c-6df2-497d-a5f9-fc798161a673

AdvaLa · February 20, 2021, 3:59pm

Hi Roy, honestly, I don’t know how. I can’t from the app page, can I?

RoyWissenburg · February 20, 2021, 4:07pm

You could place a review with the question ofcourse, but better would be to just tag the person in your post.

Like @norenz

AdvaLa · February 20, 2021, 4:16pm

Thanks Roy, didn’t know that was Adam’s tag…

Tolga · February 20, 2021, 5:18pm

Hi @norenz,

Always same problem, i tested with enabled / disabled 2 factor authorization.

Tommie · February 21, 2021, 11:59am

Hi @AdvaLa!

I successfully conneted and tested with my gmail account. The trick is, you should enable less secure apps in your Google account: https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
When enabled you can try to login with your email address and your password.
But this only work if you’re not using 2FA.
When 2FA is enalbed you need to create application password under your google account security tab.
After that you can login to the email app with that password. Everything else is the same. Username: your email address, host: imap.gmail.com, port: 993, tls check.
I hope this help!

AdvaLa · February 21, 2021, 11:59am

Got it to work finally. I thought the Access to Less secure apps was a domain setting, but after Tommie’s answer I tried and now indeed het works. Thanks!

Tolga · February 21, 2021, 3:46pm

Hi @Tommie ,

Thanks, get also connected with your help, its a little bit different on yahoo.

Thanks

Mike1233 · February 21, 2021, 5:20pm

@Tolga How does it work on Yahoo?
I don’t have Yahoo. I use Zonnet but it is also not working.
Maybe I can use your info.

Tolga · May 3, 2021, 12:22pm

Delete

Mike1233 · February 21, 2021, 6:57pm

@Tolga Thank you for this explanation.
I wil have a look if this is an option for zonnet.

Luc_Thierens · April 7, 2021, 5:49pm

Hello, the app is working fine, but impossible for me but impossible to change / modify the tags?

Peter_Kawa · April 7, 2021, 7:31pm

Hi @Luc_Thierens This is how it works, maybe it is of any help.

Start flow with ‘When email received’ card
As condition with AND, select Logics, and then select ‘is exactly’ or ‘contains’

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then, select the ‘tag symbol’
Now, at the top, you’ll see the so-called Local Tags, these tags come with the IF card ‘when email is received’
Then select f.i. ‘From (email)’

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Then fill in the senders’ email address

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Now the AND card looks like this, the flow will be executed when the senders’ email address is exactly (or contains) the one you entered.

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Now you can add Logics cards as condition at the AND part, like what’s in the subject, or what’s in the body of the mail message.

Luc_Thierens · April 8, 2021, 6:10am

@Peter_Kawa, You rock, many thanks !

Luc_Thierens · April 25, 2021, 11:41am

What is wrong with this flow ? Unable to enbale the flow (stays gray)

Peter_Kawa · April 25, 2021, 2:08pm

Nothing wrong, except “from email is exact [Homey]”.
If homey is part of the senders’ email address, you should pick the card "from email contains [Homey]

Flows can have 3 states:

Bright start button & bright text:
enabled, and runs with start- & testbutton
Dimmed start button & bright text:
enabled, but only runs with testbutton if a used variable is given a value just for the test purpose.
Dimmed start button & dimmed text:
disabled.

Your flow is a “2.” flow.
When you push the test button, it’ll ask for (a part of) an email address
Because while no email has really been received, you “emulate” this by entering the expected data

Peter_Kawa · April 25, 2021, 2:10pm

When you edit the flow, and hit the sprocket icon, you’ll see your flow is enabled.