Laravel Gmail not working, "Username and Password not accepted. Learn more..."

Question

When I try to send an e-mail through my website running Laravel 4, I get this exception:

{"error":{"type":"Swift_TransportException","message":"Expected response code 250 but got code \"535\", with message \"535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at\r\n535 5.7.8 http:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/bin\/answer.py?answer=14257 y70sm14744455qgd.3 - gsmtp\r\n\"","file":"\/var\/www\/vendor\/swiftmailer\/swiftmailer\/lib\/classes\/Swift\/Transport\/AbstractSmtpTransport.php","line":386}}

Here is my mail config:

return array(
  'driver' => 'smtp',
  'host' => 'smtp.gmail.com',
  'port' => 465,
  'from' => array('address' => '[email protected]', 'name' => 'myname'),
  'encryption' => 'ssl',
  'username' => '[email protected]',
  'password' => 'lol',
  'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
  'pretend' => false,
);

I've tried the disable link i've found by googling this issue except it didn't make a difference.

Is there a way to tell Google "stop blocking this IP, it's me" ?

Crutch

I know this doesn't answer your question... but I would say don't use gmail for SMTP sending. Use a service like mandrill/mailgun... IE a service that is made for this type of thing. See my mandrill setup here: laravel.io/forum/… Mandrill gives you 12k emails free per month. – Dandiprat

Answer 1

I tried the same thing and got the same error. So i personally checked my gmail account and i had a message from Gmail itself letting me know that they'd blocked an access attempt to my email account.

They showed an option to disable this security setting by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps.

Things will actually be more straight forward if you visit that link already logged in into your Gmail account.

Warning

As @kodfire stated:

On May 30, 2022, this setting will no longer be available.

support.google.com/accounts?p=less-secure-apps&hl=en

Whelp

On May 30, 2022, this setting will no longer be available. support.google.com/accounts?p=less-secure-apps&hl=en – Capybara

Answer 2

Go to this link and disable unlock Captcha https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

Oculo

@trinity420 This is simply because Google blocked unsecure login to SMTP by default because for security. – Oculo

Answer 3

Try this:

1. Change port to 587
2. Goto gmail setting https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and active it.

Matinee

Answer 4

https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and active it. https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and active it.

'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587), <br>
'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),

Cesarcesare

Answer 5

I had lot of issues finding answer for this. Then after doing lot of trial and error i have found an solution to this. Most of the solution above worked for other but it help me upto 50%.

So, This is how it worked for me (100%):

1. Activate 2 step Verification in google
2. Now you will be able to create app. Open it.
3. Create new app (other app) and give your app name.
4. Now generate password.

Next in laravel, Goto .env file and change

    MAIL_USERNAME= 'App Name you created'
    MAIL_PASSWORD= 'Generated Password for that app'

This should be able to send emails from your gmail account. Please leave a comment if it doesn't works for you.

Lonnielonny

I had a problem because I used username instead of 'username' – Teatime

It is still giving me the same error Username and Password not accepted. – Krupp

Works great. Just to correct that Username is not the app name but the email it self. – Reinforce

Answer 6

Did you activate 2-step google authentification? If so, you need to define a new "application-specific password" password: http://www.google.com/landing/2step/.

Accounting

Answer 7

Remove the @gmail.com from username, already you mentioned smtp. So no need @gmail.com on your username. I'm 100% sure it is your problem, because I had that problem.

Collocate