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How do I authenticate a Yahoo account?

Create a Yahoo app password and connect your account through the Upload Portal.

Connect a Yahoo account for an email collection. Yahoo requires an app password, which you create in your Yahoo security settings first. This does not require a computer; you can do it from your phone.

If you already have a Yahoo app password, skip to Step 6.

Step 1: Open your Yahoo security settings

Yahoo Security page

Step 2: Click External connections

External connections in the Security menu

It is in the left menu of the Security page.

Step 3: Click Create app password

Create app password button

The button is under External connections.

Step 4: Name the app and generate the password

Generate an app password dialog

Enter any name (for example, Hearsay) and click Generate password.

Step 5: Copy the app password

Your app password dialog

Copy the app password and leave this tab open until your account is connected, in case you need it again.

Step 6: Select Yahoo Mail in the Upload Portal

Email provider selection in the Upload Portal

On the Emails step, select Yahoo Mail.

Step 7: Click "I've created my app password"

Connect your Yahoo Mail account screen

This opens the credential form.

Step 8: Enter your email and app password

Yahoo credential form

Enter your Yahoo email address and the app password from Step 5, then click Connect to Account.

Connection failed (400)

If you see "connection failed (400)", you entered your normal Yahoo password instead of an app password. Create an app password using the steps above and enter that instead.

Next steps

Email workspace with Find emails and Bulk import tabs

Your account is connected. Continue with How do I complete an email collection? to choose which emails to share.

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