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Communication

  • API key

MCP

Give your agent IMAP tools

Every IMAP action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's IMAP account for each tool call — you store no tokens.

// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "imap",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// e.g. run List Mailbox Options:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "imap-list-mailbox-options",
  arguments: {},
})

SDK

Run IMAP actions from your backend

Connect a user's IMAP account once, then run List Mailbox Options on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "imap-list-mailbox-options",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    imap: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
  },
})

TOOLS

IMAP actions

On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.

EVENTS

IMAP triggers

Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.

MULTI-APP

Use IMAP with other popular apps

Most products don't stop at one integration. Pair IMAP with the other apps your users rely on, and ship use cases that span both.

REFERENCE

App details

Reference metadata for the IMAP connector in the Pipedream registry.

App slug
imap
Authentication
API key
Categories
Communication
Actions
1
Triggers
1
API proxy
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