Sending email from nodemailer for nodejs

Question

When I try to send email from nodemailer I get an error: EAUTH API I've tried to use both Hotmail and Gmail as my services as I understand from the documentation that if Gmail doesn't work, don't use it. However this does not appear to be the problem.

I want to use this email to enable forgot password in my App

The code:

var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport({
  service: 'Hotmail',
  auth: {
    user: email,
    pass: pass
  }
});

router.post('/forgotpassword', function(req, res){
            async.waterfall([
                function(done) {
                    User.findOne({
                        email: req.body.email
                    }).exec(function(err, user) {
                        if (user) {
                            done(err, user);
                        } else {
                            done('User not found.');
                        }
                    });
                },
                function(user, done) {
      // create the random token
      crypto.randomBytes(20, function(err, buffer) {
        var token = buffer.toString('hex');
        done(err, user, token);
      });
  },
  function(user, token, done) {
    User.findByIdAndUpdate({ _id: user._id }, { reset_password_token: token, reset_password_expires: Date.now() + 86400000 }, { upsert: true, new: true }).exec(function(err, new_user) {
        done(err, token, new_user);
    });
  },
  function(token, user, done) {
    var data = {
        to: user,
        from: email,
        template: 'forgot-password-email',
        subject: 'Password help has arrived!',
        context: {
            url: 'http://localhost:3000/user/reset_password?token=' + token,
            name: req.body.email
        }
    };

    smtpTransport.sendMail(data, function(err) {
        if (!err) {
            return res.json({ message: 'Kindly check your email for further instructions' });
        } else {
            return done(err);
        }
    });
  }
  ], function(err) {
    return res.status(422).json({ message: err });
  });
        });

My email and password are correct.

The error from postman is

{"message":{"code":"EAUTH","command":"API"}}

mohammad javad ahmadi · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-03 04:46:21Z

i think you should update your code and require one module for sending:

var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');

var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpTransport({
  service: 'Hotmail',
  auth: {
    user: email,
    pass: pass
  }
}));

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and allow to less secure apps access: less secure apps

i test it, work for me

Yasser Mas · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-03 04:59:06Z

1- to use Hotmail smtp configuration

   var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
        host: "smtp-mail.outlook.com", // hostname
       secureConnection: false, // TLS requires secureConnection to be false
       port: 587, // port for secure SMTP
      tls: {
        ciphers:'SSLv3'
      },
     auth: {
        user: '[email protected]',
         pass: 'myPassword'
        }
  });

Or using built-in service

var transport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP", {
  service: "hotmail",
  auth: {
    user: "[email protected]",
    pass: "password"
  }
 });

Ps. make sure that your user name and password is correct, and Hotmail not blocking your connection for security issues.

2- you can use service gmail, but you have to allow less secure connection to your Gmail

aadilraza339 · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-29 10:48:56Z

1

That error means your password or email is incorrect, Please check once.

also, you can visit the link below to switch less security

link https://myaccount.google.com/u/1/lesssecureapps

answered Sep 29, 2021 at 10:48

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