Overview
Generic Mail is a flexible IMAP/SMTP connector for any email provider – all connection settings come from credentials. Useful for niche providers + self-hosted mail servers.
- Regions: Any IMAP/SMTP-compliant mailbox.
- Plans: Free – connector itself; depends on email provider.
Setting up the connection
- Gather IMAP host + port + SMTP host + port + username + password from your email provider.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Generic Mail. Paste all settings.
Rate limits
Per-provider.
Data model
Standard mail:
Mailbox ─── Folders ─── Messages
SMTP for sendingAvailable operations
9 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Count Emails | General | Count emails in a folder |
| Delete Email | General | Delete an email |
| Fetch Email | General | Fetch a complete email by UID |
| List Folders | General | List mailbox folders |
| Mark Read | General | Mark an email as read |
| Mark Unread | General | Mark an email as unread |
| Move Email | General | Move an email to another folder |
| Search Emails | General | Search for emails in a mailbox folder |
| Send Email | General | Send an email via SMTP |
Operations
Count Emails
Count emails in a folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Folder folder | No | text |
Delete Email
Delete an email
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Fetch Email
Fetch a complete email by UID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
List Folders
List mailbox folders
No input parameters.
Mark Read
Mark an email as read
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Mark Unread
Mark an email as unread
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Move Email
Move an email to another folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Source Folder source_folder | No | text | |
Dest Folder dest_folder | Yes | text |
Search Emails
Search for emails in a mailbox folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Folder folder | No | text | |
Criteria criteria | No | text | |
Limit limit | No | number |
Send Email
Send an email via SMTP
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
To to | Yes | text | |
Subject subject | Yes | text | |
Body body | No | text | |
Html html | No | text | |
Cc cc | No | text | |
Bcc bcc | No | text | |
Attachments attachments | No | textarea | |
Sender sender | No | text |
FAQ
- When to use this vs Gmail / Office 365?
- Generic for non-standard providers (cPanel hosts, Zoho Mail, FastMail, etc.). Dedicated connectors get OAuth + service-specific features.