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title: Create an app password for Gmail and Google Workspace
description: Turn on 2-Step Verification and create a Google app password, so you can connect Gmail or Workspace with two-way sync.
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  keywords: [google app password, gmail app password, 2-step verification, two factor, workspace admin, 16 character code, imap gmail]
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  - /email-and-inbox/connect-a-mailbox-with-imap
  - /email-and-inbox/which-mailbox-to-connect
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A Google app password is a 16-character code that lets Relivo connect to your Gmail or Google Workspace mailbox over IMAP, without your normal password. Google only offers app passwords once 2-Step Verification is on.

1. **Turn on 2-Step Verification**

    In your Google Account, open Security and turn on 2-Step Verification.

2. **Open App passwords**

    Search your Google Account for "App passwords" and open that page. In the **Before you connect** window in Relivo, **Open Google App Passwords** takes you there directly.

3. **Create the app password**

    Create a new app password, name it something like "Relivo", and copy the 16-character code.

4. **Use it to connect**

    Back in Relivo, click **Continue to connect** and use the code as the password, not your normal Gmail password.

:::note
Google Workspace admins can turn off app passwords for their whole organization. If you don't see the option, ask your admin.
:::

Keep the code private, as you would a password.