Inbox - Mail - Accounts - Tools - Outlook Enable IMAP & OAuth2 Login

Introduction

You can use the Outlook Enable IMAP & OAuth2 Login tool to enable IMAP on your account if necessary and then complete OAuth2 Login for the selected Outlook accounts. 

Setup & Recommendations

• To change the recovery email on your Outlook accounts, you need to add your accounts to Inbox. Click here to learn how to add your account credentials to Inbox.
• You can configure how many tasks run concurrently in Settings > Mail | Account Tools.
• To enable IMAP, your account must have a Recovery email assigned to it. Click here to learn how to assign a Recovery email to your Microsoft account.
• In most cases, the Microsoft account must be at least 3-7 days old before the enable IMAP button will work.

Outlook Enable IMAP & OAuth2 Login

1. Navigate to the Accounts section of Inbox in Mail. When you hover over it, an icon that looks like a book with a person on it is titled Accounts.

2. Select the accounts you want to enable IMAP on, then click the Tools button and select Outlook Enable IMAP & OAuth2 Login.

3. If you want emails to populate in the emails tab after your account is logged in, enable the Sync mail after login checkbox.

4. If you want to force re-login into the credentials before enabling IMAP, enable the Force re-login credentials checkbox. 

5. Select a Mail Task Template to use. The Mail Task Template is used if your accounts encounter 2FA codes that Inbox must handle via IMAP. You can assign catchall/forwarded emails to your Mail Task Template. Click here to learn how to create a Mail Task Template.

6. You can automatically handle SMS codes with third-party SMS providers or with SMS providers that send codes to your email. The SMS Task Template is used if your accounts encounter SMS verification pages during the login or forwarding flow or other tools. 

• If you are using SMS from a third-party provider through their API, you need to create an SMS Task Template. Click here to learn how to create an SMS Task Template.
• After creating your SMS Task Template, you need to select it with the Edit button.

• If you are using SMS from a third-party provider that sends codes to your email, you need to create a Mail Task Template and assign the account credential(s) that receive the SMS codes to the Mail Task Template. Click here to learn how to create a Mail Task Template.
• After creating your Mail Task Template, you need to select it with the Edit button.

7. Optionally, you can specify a Custom Password to use if Outlook forces you to change your password during login. Inbox will automatically handle this and replace the existing password in your Inbox credential. If you leave this field blank, Inbox will generate a random 16-character password for each account.

9. After configuring the dialog, click the Start button. Your tasks will begin to enable IMAP. If they successfully enable IMAP, the browser status will display "Logged in," and the IMAP status will display "Good."