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.