[Users] Can't login to my GMail IMAP acct

[Rosemary Lockie]

On Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:58:34 -0700.
sgeneris at comcast.net wrote: 

> > [you have to enable the
> > gmail api on an earlier "enable api and services" screen.]  
> 
> I went to the enable API screen -- no GMail APi in the screen:
> 
> BigQuery API 					
> BigQuery Migration API 					
> BigQuery Storage API 					
> Cloud Datastore API 					
> Cloud Debugger API 					
> Cloud Logging API 					
> Cloud Monitoring API 					
> Cloud SQL 					
> Cloud Storage 					
> Cloud Storage API 					
> Cloud Trace API 					
> Google Cloud APIs 					
> Google Cloud Storage JSON API 					
> Service Management API 					
> Service Usage API 

The above is the default list Google presents you with, but it's necessary to add 

"Gmail API, https://mail.google.com/, Read, compose, send and permanently delete all your
email from Gmail"

to their list - it is one of the options. 

This is detailed in Claws OAuth2 wiki under "Scope Settings":
https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php/Oauth2

[quote]
  Click on 'Add or Remove Scopes'.

  Select (check the box) this entry: "Gmail API, https://mail.google.com/, Read, compose,
  send and permanently delete all your email from Gmail"

      (Note that the list is in alphabetical order and you may need to go to a later page
      to find this entry. Also, if you can't find it in the list, you can enter the URL
      manually at the bottom of the page to add it to the list.)
[endquote]

When it shows you the updated list, continue to the next page ofthe list, as your
addition will be one of the options added towards the end. 

And, BTW, you're not alone in finding this is a nightmare to set up!

And to some extent, documenting how to do it can be equally as taxing! <G!>

Kind Regards,
Rosemary Lockie