Test Email Account

Tests the SMTP and IMAP connection of an email account.

POST /user/email-accounts/{emailAccountId}/test

Test Email Account

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lemlist.com/api/user/email-accounts/{emailAccountId}/test \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>'

200

{
  "smtp": {
    "success": true
  },
  "imap": {
    "success": true
  }
}

Runs a connectivity check on both the SMTP and IMAP servers for the specified email account. Each protocol is tested independently — one can succeed while the other fails.

Use this endpoint to verify that an email account is properly configured before using it in campaigns.

Example response

both connections successful

{
  "smtp": { "success": true },
  "imap": { "success": true }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.

Path Parameters

emailAccountId · string · required

The ID of the email account to test.

Response

200

application/json

Test results for SMTP and IMAP connections

smtp · object

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imap · object

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