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The imap
sensor platform is observing your IMAP server and reporting the amount of unread emails.
{% linkable_title Configuration %}
To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml
file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: imap
server: imap.gmail.com
port: 993
username: YOUR_USERNAME
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
{% configuration %} server: description: The IP address or hostname of the IMAP server. required: true type: string port: description: The port where the server is accessible. required: false default: 993 type: integer name: description: Name of the IMAP sensor. required: false type: string username: description: Username for the IMAP server. required: true type: string password: description: Password for the IMAP server. required: true type: string folder: description: The IMAP folder to watch. required: false default: inbox type: string {% endconfiguration %}