Access Gmail Imap with OAuth 2.0 Access token

Question

I am using Google\'s Oauth 2.0 to get the user\'s access_token, but I dont know how to use it with imaplib to access inbox.

Answer 1

Currently you can use OAuth 1.0 to access Gmail over IMAP and SMTP, but OAuth 2.0 is not yet supported. Here is a link to more information: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/gmail/oauth_overview