# Sending Simple Text Email with Node-Red
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179
**Category:** General
**Created:** [31 August 2022 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179 "2022-08-31T13:22:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@HansZnarf](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HansZnarf)
#### Post date: [31 August 2022 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/1 "2022-08-31T13:22:47Z")
Tried to follow directions with simple instructions and view a few YouTube email. Set up simple Inject Node with a text payload. When activated the email node shows send failed. Have outgoing email in place and using a known gmail account as sender. Any other ideas.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 August 2022 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/2 "2022-08-31T13:35:06Z")
Use a Catch node to catch the error in the email node and see what it says.
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [31 August 2022 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/3 "2022-08-31T13:39:26Z")
Maybe this? [https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gmail-email-in-node-no-longer-working-with-username-password/60683/5](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gmail-email-in-node-no-longer-working-with-username-password/60683/5)
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### Author:  [@HansZnarf](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HansZnarf)
#### Post date: [31 August 2022 14:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/4 "2022-08-31T14:39:07Z")
Debug shows this: Error: Invalid login: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at
535 5.7.8 [Check Gmail through other email platforms - Gmail Help](https://support.google.com/mail/?p=BadCredentials) l11-20020a0566022dcb00b006896f36afecsm7582536iow.15 - gsmtp
Checked my log in and password. Both are correct.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 August 2022 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/5 "2022-08-31T14:41:31Z")
I believe that @jbudd has pointed you to a possible solution.
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### Author:  [@sahsha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sahsha)
#### Post date: [5 September 2022 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/6 "2022-09-05T12:32:13Z")
For Gmail you need to generate app password and use that instead of gmail password. Refer below link.
> **[Sign in with App Passwords - Google Account Help](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en)**
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> Tip: App Passwords aren’t recommended and are unnecessary in most cases. To help keep your account secure, use "Sign in with Google" to connect apps to your Google Account.
> An App Password is
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [4 November 2022 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-simple-text-email-with-node-red/67179/7 "2022-11-04T12:32:49Z")
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