Connecting Your Email Account to Yahoo! Mail via IMAP

This article is intended for customers who want to connect an email account hosted on our servers to Yahoo! Mail using IMAP.

As of 15 May 2024, Yahoo has updated its authentication requirements for external email accounts. This change affects users attempting to add accounts using standard IMAP/SMTP settings.

What’s Changed?

Yahoo! Mail no longer supports standard IMAP/SMTP connections for external email accounts unless the provider supports OAuth authentication. Our email service does not currently support OAuth, which means:

• You cannot connect your email account hosted with us to Yahoo! Mail using IMAP.

• Attempts to add the account will likely result in authentication errors or failed setup.

Alternative Options

While Yahoo! Mail cannot be used to access your email account hosted with us, you can still connect your mailbox to several popular email apps and services that support standard IMAP/SMTP connections:

• Gmail (via POP3)

  • Setup your regular email address in Gmail

• Microsoft Outlook

  • How to setup your email account on Microsoft Outlook

• Mozilla Thunderbird

  • How to setup your email account on Mozilla Thunderbird - Maxer

• Apple Mail

  • How to setup your email account on Apple Mail (iPhone, iPad and the iMac family)

• Android

  • How to setup your email account on an Android phone

• BlueMail

• Spark Mail

• Other desktop or mobile email clients

These apps support the standard authentication methods required by our servers and can be configured using the correct email settings: Locating Email Account Information in cPanel's Connect Devices Section

Updated by SP on 24/03/2025