node.js email doesn't get sent with gmail smtp

Question

I\'m trying to send the email gmail smtp but I\'m getting the error:

My email and password is correct I\'m using the nodemailer for sending the mail;

Answer 1

In case you're using OAuth2 and you're facing the issue above, configuring my transporter as shown below resolved my issue.

const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
  host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
  port: 465,
  secure: true,
  auth: {
    type: 'OAuth2',
    user: process.env.MAIL_USER,
    clientId: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
    clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET,
    refreshToken: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_REFRESH_TOKEN
  }
});

If you're unsure how to generate the id, secret and token, follow the steps here https://medium.com/@pandeysoni/nodemailer-service-in-node-js-using-smtp-and-xoauth2-7c638a39a37e