Yandex Mail SMTP Settings
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Outgoing mail (SMTP)
SMTP server
smtp.yandex.com
Port. STARTTLS
587
Port. SSL/TLS
465
Security
SSL/TLS on 465 (recommended) or STARTTLS on 587.
Incoming mail (IMAP)
IMAP server
imap.yandex.com
Port. SSL/TLS
993
Incoming mail (POP3)
POP3 server
pop.yandex.com
Port. SSL/TLS
995
Sending limits & login
Daily send limit
About 500 recipients per day on personal accounts.
Authentication
Turn on IMAP (or POP3) access in Yandex Mail settings first, then authenticate with an app password.
App password
Create one under Yandex ID > Security > App passwords. It is mandatory when two-factor auth is on.
Accounts outside Russia can also use the imap.ya.ru / smtp.ya.ru hostnames.
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Yandex Mail SMTP, IMAP and POP3 settings
Yandex Mail is the mail service of the Russian search company Yandex, offered free and as part of the paid Yandex 360 bundle. Its setup guide gives a second incoming hostname, imap.ya.ru, for people outside Russia. Yandex tells you to switch on IMAP and app passwords under Email clients in the web settings before a client will connect, and its outgoing limit is counted in recipients, 500 in any 24 hours.
For incoming mail, use the IMAP server imap.yandex.com on port 993, or POP3 at pop.yandex.com on port 995. Pick the exact values from the tool above and copy them straight into your mail client.
Checked against Yandex Mail's own documentation: yandex.com. Ports and limits change, so check there too if something will not connect.
Yandex Mail settings at a glance
One card with every server and port on it. Right click to save it, or share the page and this is the preview people see.
What to enter as your Yandex Mail username and password
Wrong credentials, not a wrong port, are the usual reason a Yandex Mail connection fails. These are the exact values to type.
For an address like username@yandex.com, the part before the @ sign, for example bob for bob@yandex.com
An app password created for the email client app type, not your Yandex ID password. Yandex says it becomes active 2 to 3 hours after you create it.
Get your app passwordHow to set up Yandex Mail in a mail client
The exact path through Yandex Mail's own settings, in order.
- 1
Switch on IMAP in Yandex Mail settings
Open Email clients in Yandex Mail settings at https://mail.yandex.com/#setup/client and enable 'Use a mail client to retrieve your Yandex mail' followed by 'From the imap.yandex.com server via IMAP'.
- 2
Tick 'App passwords and OAuth tokens'
On the same Email clients page, turn on the 'App passwords and OAuth tokens' option. Yandex lists this as a prerequisite before any client will be let in.
- 3
Create an app password for an email client
Open the Safety tab at https://id.yandex.com/security, go to 'Access to your data' and select 'App passwords', then pick the email client app type (Windows, macOS, Android or iOS email client). Yandex shows the password once and says it becomes active in 2 to 3 hours.
- 4
Enter the server settings in your client
Incoming: imap.yandex.com port 993 with SSL, or imap.ya.ru if you are not in Russia. Outgoing: smtp.yandex.com port 465 with SSL, or port 587 if your client opens the connection without encryption.
- 5
Send one message from the web interface first
Yandex documents sending a test message from the Yandex Mail website so the system can see you are not a robot. This clears the 'Message rejected under suspicion of SPAM' block on a fresh account.
What Yandex Mail looks like filled in
Every mail client asks for the same handful of fields. Here they are with Yandex Mail's values already in place.
Account settings: Yandex Mail
Server
smtp.yandex.comPort
465Encryption
SSL/TLSAuthentication
RequiredUsername
For an address like username@yandex.com, the part before the @ sign, for example bob for bob@yandex.comPassword
An app password created for the email client app type, not your Yandex ID password. Yandex says it becomes active 2 to 3 hours after you create it.Server
imap.yandex.comPort
993Encryption
SSL/TLSAn illustration of the fields, not a screenshot of any one app. Field names differ slightly between Outlook, Apple Mail and Thunderbird; the values do not.
Yandex Mail SMTP settings in Thunderbird
The outgoing server dialog with Yandex Mail's details entered. Outlook and Apple Mail ask for the same four things under slightly different names.
Which port should you use for Yandex Mail?
SSL/TLS on 465 (recommended) or STARTTLS on 587.
STARTTLS
Starts as a plain connection, then upgrades to an encrypted one. The modern standard for sending.
SSL/TLS
Encrypted from the first byte. Widely supported and a good choice when 587 is blocked.
Plain SMTP
Meant for server-to-server relay. Home networks and cloud hosts block it, so do not use it to send from a client.
Why your Yandex Mail connection is failing
The failures people actually hit with Yandex Mail, and what fixes each one.
Yandex says this means the address in the From field does not match the address the client authenticates with. Set From to the same mailbox, or log the client in under the address you actually want to send as.
Send a message from the Yandex Mail web interface once, which is how Yandex confirms an account is not a robot, then retry the send from your client.
Yandex says SMTP authorization is disabled in the client. Turn on the option that makes the outgoing server require authentication and give it the same login and app password used for incoming mail.
Open Email clients in Yandex Mail settings, switch on IMAP access and 'App passwords and OAuth tokens', then sign the client in with an app password instead of your Yandex ID password.
Yandex warns that a subfolder created inside Inbox from a mail client causes issues when you move or modify folders, and says to place it one level above, next to Inbox.
Yandex Mail sending limits
Limits count recipients in the To, Cc and Bcc fields. A block clears automatically after 24 hours if you stop trying to send, otherwise it is extended another 24 hours, and Yandex lowers the limits further if its anti-spam sees mass mailing of similar or promotional messages.
Per day
500 recipients in any 24-hour period, counted as recipients rather than messages
Recipients per message
35 in one email sent from a mail client or over SMTP and 50 from the site, per Yandex's 'I can't send emails' page; Yandex's 'Sending a large number of messages' page gives 300 from a client and 1,000 from the site for the same service, so treat 35 as the safe floor
Max attachment
Attachments over 25 MB are uploaded to Yandex Disk automatically and arrive as links; the maximum attachment size is 1 GB without a Yandex 360 plan, and a file added from Yandex Disk can be up to 10 GB
Yandex Mail servers by region and plan
Yandex Mail does not use one set of hostnames everywhere. Match the row to your account.
| Region or plan | SMTP | IMAP | POP3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Users outside Russia | smtp.yandex.com | imap.ya.ru | Not applicable |
Yandex Mail quirks by mail client
Outlook
Yandex's Outlook guide says to synchronise the new account with the server to pull the folder list, then in Other settings > Sent set 'Save the sent items in the following folder on the server' to the server's Sent folder.
other
Yandex states it cannot guarantee correct interaction with a client over POP3 because the developers no longer work on updates for that protocol.
Sending cold email through Yandex Mail
About 500 recipients per day on personal accounts. Turn on IMAP (or POP3) access in Yandex Mail settings first, then authenticate with an app password.
Those caps make single-mailbox sending fine for personal mail but a poor fit for cold outreach at volume. Emailchaser spreads sending across warmed inboxes and manages deliverability, so you can scale without burning Yandex Mail accounts.
Other consumer email providers
Setting up more than one mailbox? These sit in the same category as Yandex Mail.
Common questions about Yandex Mail SMTP settings
What are Yandex Mail's SMTP settings?
Yandex Mail's outgoing (SMTP) server is smtp.yandex.com. Use port 587 (STARTTLS) or 465 (SSL/TLS). SSL/TLS on 465 (recommended) or STARTTLS on 587. Sign in with your full email address and password (or app password).
What is Yandex Mail's IMAP or POP3 server?
Yandex Mail's incoming IMAP server is imap.yandex.com on port 993 (SSL/TLS). If you prefer POP3, use pop.yandex.com on port 995.
Which port should I use for Yandex Mail?
Use port 587 with STARTTLS wherever it's offered, it's the modern standard for authenticated sending. Port 465 with SSL/TLS is a solid alternative. Avoid port 25, which most networks block for client sending. Yandex Mail's recommended value is above.
Why won't my Yandex Mail SMTP connection work?
Check authentication first: Turn on IMAP (or POP3) access in Yandex Mail settings first, then authenticate with an app password. Create one under Yandex ID > Security > App passwords. It is mandatory when two-factor auth is on. Then confirm the host, port and security method match exactly, a 587/SSL or 465/STARTTLS mismatch will fail to connect.
Can I send bulk or cold email through Yandex Mail?
Not at scale. About 500 recipients per day on personal accounts. Providers throttle bursts to fight spam, so pushing cold email through one mailbox hits limits and wrecks deliverability. High-volume outreach belongs on dedicated infrastructure that spreads sending across warmed inboxes, which is what Emailchaser does.
Should I use imap.yandex.com or imap.ya.ru?
Yandex's own setup guides give imap.yandex.com and add 'or imap.ya.ru if you're not in Russia'. Both are documented for incoming mail on port 993 with SSL. The outgoing server stays smtp.yandex.com on port 465 either way, with no ya.ru alternative documented. If one hostname is unreachable from your network, try the other.
Can I still collect Yandex mail over POP3?
Yandex advises against it. Its help says it cannot guarantee correct interaction with your email client over a POP3 connection because the developers no longer work on updates for the protocol. POP3 also does not sync deleted messages or sent mail back to the server. Use IMAP unless a device forces POP3 on you.
Why is my Yandex password rejected in the mail client when it works on the website?
Three things gate it. Under Email clients in Yandex Mail settings you have to switch on IMAP access and the 'App passwords and OAuth tokens' option. Then create an app password for the email client type at id.yandex.com/security and type that into the client instead of your Yandex ID password. Yandex says the new password only becomes active after 2 to 3 hours, and it is displayed only once, so if you lose it, delete it and generate a new one.
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