Zoho CRM SMTP/IMAP Setup

This article will help users which have Zoho email ID and would like to connect their email to Outplay

Outplay works best with Gmail & Outlook, however, we support other ESP’s as well. If you have a Zoho email id and you want to connect Zoho SMTP/IMAP in Outplay, please follow the below-mentioned steps to set up the same

How to enable IMAP access in Zoho email settings

  1. Log in to Zoho Mail.
  2. Go to Settings.​



  3. Scroll down and click on the Mail Accounts option.
  4. Navigate to the IMAP tab and enable IMAP access.



  5. Save the settings.
  6. Navigate back to Outplay.
  7. Log in to Outplay portal
  8. Navigate to Settings
  9. Navigate to User >> Email box
  10. Click on the IMAP/SMTP option

  11. Fill in the details which are asked for - 

Sender Email

Enter the email id of the user

SMTP Host Name

Enter the SMTP hostname, refer to the link below to find the correct hostname

SMTP Port

Enter the Port number, refer to the link below to find the correct port number

SMTP Username

Enter the email id of the user

SMTP Password

Enter the password of the user

Use SSL / TLS

Check this box, if you want to connect via SSL/ TLS

IMAP Host Name

Enter the IMAP hostname, refer to the link below to find the correct hostname

IMAP Port

Enter the Port number, refer to the link below to find the correct port number

IMAP Username

Enter the email id of the user

IMAP Password

Enter the password of the user

Refer to the link for more details on endpoints asked for in the above screen

12. Click on Verify & Connect to authenticate the credentials.


Please note: If you see the above error in Outplay, make sure you have enabled the IMAP access in the Zoho email