JavaMail API – Java program to send email – Gmail SMTP server example

We know that if we have to send a mail to somebody from Java code, we need to have access on some mail server credentials. If we do not have access to those credentials, Google provides public access to Gmail SMTP server through our Gmail account.

1. Gmail SMTP Server Details

Google has provided free access to one of its SMTP server and we can use it Java code to send emails.

1. Gmail SMTP server – smtp.gmail.com
2. Port – 465 (SSL required)
3. Port – 587 (TLS required)
4. Use Authentication – Yes

2. Java program to send email though Gmail server

Given below is program which can be used to send emails using Gmail SMTP server.

import java.util.Properties;

import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

public class JavaEmail
{
    Session mailSession;

    public static void main(String args[]) throws AddressException, MessagingException
    {
        JavaEmail javaEmail = new JavaEmail();
        javaEmail.setMailServerProperties();
        javaEmail.draftEmailMessage();
        javaEmail.sendEmail();
    }

    private void setMailServerProperties()
    {
        Properties emailProperties = System.getProperties();
        emailProperties.put("mail.smtp.port", "586");
        emailProperties.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
        emailProperties.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");
        mailSession = Session.getDefaultInstance(emailProperties, null);
    }

    private MimeMessage draftEmailMessage() throws AddressException, MessagingException
    {
        String[] toEmails = { "admin@gmail.com" };
        String emailSubject = "Test email subject";
        String emailBody = "This is an email sent by <b>//howtodoinjava.com</b>.";
        MimeMessage emailMessage = new MimeMessage(mailSession);
        /**
         * Set the mail recipients
         * */
        for (int i = 0; i < toEmails.length; i++)
        {
            emailMessage.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(toEmails[i]));
        }
        emailMessage.setSubject(emailSubject);
        /**
         * If sending HTML mail
         * */
        emailMessage.setContent(emailBody, "text/html");
        /**
         * If sending only text mail
         * */
        //emailMessage.setText(emailBody);// for a text email
        return emailMessage;
    }

    private void sendEmail() throws AddressException, MessagingException
    {
        /**
         * Sender's credentials
         * */
        String fromUser = "user-email@gmail.com";
        String fromUserEmailPassword = "*******";

        String emailHost = "smtp.gmail.com";
        Transport transport = mailSession.getTransport("smtp");
        transport.connect(emailHost, fromUser, fromUserEmailPassword);
        /**
         * Draft the message
         * */
        MimeMessage emailMessage = draftEmailMessage();
        /**
         * Send the mail
         * */
        transport.sendMessage(emailMessage, emailMessage.getAllRecipients());
        transport.close();
        System.out.println("Email sent successfully.");
    }
}

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References:

GMail SMTP detail