:plugin: imap
:type: input

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[id="plugins-{type}-{plugin}"]

=== Imap input plugin

include::{include_path}/plugin_header.asciidoc[]

==== Description

Read mails from IMAP server

Periodically scan an IMAP folder (`INBOX` by default) and move any read messages
to the trash.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-options"]
==== Imap Input Configuration Options

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> described later.

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|=======================================================================
|Setting |Input type|Required
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-check_interval>> |<<number,number>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-content_type>> |<<string,string>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-delete>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-expunge>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-fetch_count>> |<<number,number>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-folder>> |<<string,string>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-host>> |<<string,string>>|Yes
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-lowercase_headers>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-password>> |<<password,password>>|Yes
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-port>> |<<number,number>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-secure>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-strip_attachments>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-user>> |<<string,string>>|Yes
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-verify_cert>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
|=======================================================================

Also see <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> for a list of options supported by all
input plugins.

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[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-check_interval"]
===== `check_interval` 

  * Value type is <<number,number>>
  * Default value is `300`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-content_type"]
===== `content_type` 

  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * Default value is `"text/plain"`

For multipart messages, use the first part that has this
content-type as the event message.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-delete"]
===== `delete` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `false`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-expunge"]
===== `expunge` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `false`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-fetch_count"]
===== `fetch_count` 

  * Value type is <<number,number>>
  * Default value is `50`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-folder"]
===== `folder` 

  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * Default value is `"INBOX"`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-host"]
===== `host` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-lowercase_headers"]
===== `lowercase_headers` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `true`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-password"]
===== `password` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<password,password>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-port"]
===== `port` 

  * Value type is <<number,number>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-secure"]
===== `secure` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `true`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-strip_attachments"]
===== `strip_attachments` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `false`



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-user"]
===== `user` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-verify_cert"]
===== `verify_cert` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `true`





[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options"]
include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]