Email Access

Send and receive emails via SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 protocols.

Endpoint

POST https://www.acrewity.com/api/services/execute

Authentication

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

n8n Integration

This service is also available via our n8n community node: @acrewity/n8n-nodes-acrewity

Operations

Send Email

Send emails via SMTP

Operation ID: send_email

Parameters

Example Request

Send Order Confirmation:

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "send_email",
  "parameters": {
    "smtp_host": "smtp.sendgrid.net",
    "smtp_port": 587,
    "smtp_user": "apikey",
    "smtp_pass": "YOUR_SENDGRID_API_KEY",
    "from": "orders@yourstore.com",
    "to": "customer@example.com",
    "subject": "Order Confirmed - #ORD-2024-5678",
    "html": "<h1>Thank you for your order!</h1><p>Your order #ORD-2024-5678 has been confirmed.</p><p>Estimated delivery: January 18, 2025</p>"
  }
}

Send with Gmail:

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "send_email",
  "parameters": {
    "smtp_host": "smtp.gmail.com",
    "smtp_port": 587,
    "smtp_user": "your-email@gmail.com",
    "smtp_pass": "your-app-password",
    "to": "recipient@example.com",
    "subject": "Weekly Report - Sales Dashboard",
    "text": "Here is your weekly sales report...",
    "html": "<h2>Weekly Sales Report</h2><p>Revenue: $12,500</p><p>Orders: 145</p>"
  }
}

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "data": {
      "messageId": "<abc123.1735567890@mail.example.com>",
      "to": "customer@example.com",
      "subject": "Order Confirmed - #ORD-2024-5678",
      "sent": true,
      "response": "250 OK id=1tXYZ-00ABC-12"
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 1
}

Fetch Emails (POP3)

Retrieve emails via POP3

Operation ID: fetch_emails_pop3

Parameters

Example Request

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "fetch_emails_pop3",
  "parameters": {
    "pop3_host": "pop.gmail.com",
    "pop3_port": 995,
    "pop3_secure": true,
    "pop3_user": "your-email@gmail.com",
    "pop3_pass": "your-app-password",
    "limit": 10
  }
}

Fetch Single Email (POP3)

Retrieve a specific email by ID from POP3 account

Operation ID: fetch_email_pop3

Parameters

Example Request

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "fetch_email_pop3",
  "parameters": {
    "pop3_host": "pop.gmail.com",
    "pop3_port": 995,
    "pop3_secure": true,
    "pop3_user": "your-email@gmail.com",
    "pop3_pass": "your-app-password",
    "email_id": 5
  }
}

Fetch Emails (IMAP)

Retrieve multiple emails from IMAP account

Operation ID: fetch_emails

Parameters

Example Request

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "fetch_emails",
  "parameters": {
    "imap_host": "imap.gmail.com",
    "imap_port": 993,
    "imap_secure": true,
    "imap_user": "support@yourcompany.com",
    "imap_pass": "your-app-password",
    "folder": "INBOX",
    "limit": 25
  }
}

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "data": {
      "emails": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "from": "customer@example.com",
          "subject": "Question about my order",
          "date": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
          "text": "Hi, I wanted to ask about..."
        }
      ],
      "totalCount": 25
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 1
}

Fetch Single Email (IMAP)

Retrieve a specific email by ID from IMAP account

Operation ID: fetch_email

Parameters

Example Request

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "fetch_email",
  "parameters": {
    "imap_host": "imap.gmail.com",
    "imap_port": 993,
    "imap_secure": true,
    "imap_user": "support@yourcompany.com",
    "imap_pass": "your-app-password",
    "email_id": 42,
    "folder": "INBOX"
  }
}

Mark Email as Read (IMAP)

Mark a specific email as read in IMAP account

Operation ID: mark_as_read

Parameters

Example Request

{
  "service": "email-access",
  "operation": "mark_as_read",
  "parameters": {
    "imap_host": "imap.gmail.com",
    "imap_port": 993,
    "imap_secure": true,
    "imap_user": "support@yourcompany.com",
    "imap_pass": "your-app-password",
    "email_id": 42,
    "folder": "INBOX"
  }
}

More Examples

See Email Automation Examples for complete workflow examples including order confirmations, password resets, inbox monitoring, and automated reports.