BI no longer sending email alerts

[Dale C]

I may have missed some change that has taken place with 3rd party sending emails using gmail. BL can no longer send my alerts by email. Does anyone know of a change that took place?

 

[sebastiantombs]

What email service are you using? If it's GMail do a search for GMail here on IPCT. GMail made some security changes recently and you need to change how BI sends email through GMail.

 

[wittaj]

+1 above...search is your friend....

Just a few found in 20 seconds typing GMAIL in the title in the search function LOL

Three options:

• Change email provider
• If using Blue Iris update to latest version that has OAUTH capabilities
• In GMAIL, set up two factor verification and create an app password and use the app password in your device.

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[Dale C]

+1 above...search is your friend....

• In GMAIL, set up two factor verification and create an app password and use the app password in your device.

This one worked for me. I had to go to Gmail support to figure it out but it worked out fine. Thanks so much.

 

[Broachoski]

Here is link to Ken's Youtube video for "Using Gmail with Blue Iris". A later version that has the OAUTH option is needed.

 

[Broachoski]

The above process worked for about an hour then the BI log noted "SMS Error with Gmail API:401 Unauthorized"
After going through the "OAuth" procedure again under "edit email server" text alerts are working for the time being.
I also set up 2-step verification and Google states that "Blue Iris Has access to Gmail"
I have a feeling that Google's authorizations are timing out.