How do I connect IMAP?

Add the IMAP piece to a flow, then authenticate with Custom auth. Once connected, its 1 trigger and 4 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

What can I automate with IMAP?

"New Email" can start a flow that runs "Mark Email as Read/Unread", and you can chain IMAP together with any of 760+ other apps and AI steps in between.

Can I self-host the IMAP integration?

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the IMAP piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Can my AI agent use IMAP as a tool?

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call IMAP actions as tools.

IMAP integration

Receive new email trigger

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Actions: 4
Triggers: 1
Auth: Custom auth
License: MIT, open source
Updated: September 2026

About the IMAP integration

Add the IMAP piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine IMAP with 760+ other apps in the same flow.

Triggers

Start a flow the moment something happens in IMAP

Each trigger below can start a flow on its own, either instantly or on a schedule.

New Email
Trigger when a new email is received
2 fields

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in IMAP

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

Mark Email as Read/Unread
Sets the read status of an email
3 fields
Copy Email
Copy an email to another mailbox
3 fields
Move Email
Move an email to another mailbox
3 fields
Delete Email
Permanently delete an email
3 fields

Use IMAP in a flow

Connect IMAP once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 760+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

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IMAP, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the IMAP piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.