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Data Source- Email

Setting up Data Source as Email in eZintegrations:


By using email as a source, we support extracting content from emails, including the sender's address, body, subject, and any images. The extracted content can be returned in three different formats based on the specified output type:

1) HTML Format
2) Text Format
3) Base64 Encoded Format



Steps to configure:

Step 1: Source Type

Select Source Type - Select source as "Email" from the dropdown.

Step 2: Email

Provide the email address you want to connect to and retrieve data from.

Example: 

username@gmail.com

Step 3: Password

Provide the password for the email address provided in the "Email" field.

Example:

password@123

Step 4: Mail Server

Provide the name of your mail server.

Example:

For Gmail
imap.gmail.com
For Outlook

outlook.office365.com

 

Step 5: Port Number

Provide the port number of your mail server.

Example:

993


Step 6: Output Type

Provide the preferred output type. The user can select from the following options in the drop down:
Text: The email content will be extracted as plain text, including the 'from' address, body, subject.
HTML: The email content, including the 'from' address, body, subject, will be extracted in HTML format.
Base64: The entire email content, including the 'from' address, body, subject, and any images, will be encoded in Base64.

Note: For all the above cases, if an image is present in the email, it will also get extracted in Base64 format.