Authenticate Gmail or Office365 Email Accounts as 8x8 Contact Center Email Channels

Updated: 01/08/2025

Objective

Authenticating a new 8x8 8x8 Contact Center email channel using Gmail or Office 365.

Applies To

  • 8x8 Contact Center
  • Gmail
  • Office 365

Procedure

Due to the recent changes in security settings from Google and Microsoft, users must use App Password for authentication. Refer to the guides for generating App passwords from Google and Office 365.