I’m stuck on setting up my Django project to use Gmail for sending verification emails through django-allauth. With Google phasing out less secure apps by 2025, I’m not sure how to proceed. I’ve set up the OAuth consent screen and got my client ID and secret, but I’m lost on how to use these with django-allauth. I’ve looked online for guides, but they all seem to use the old method. I tried following the django-allauth docs for Google provider setup, but I’m not certain if that’s what I need for email sending. Can anyone point me in the right direction for using OAuth to authorize a Gmail account for sending verification emails in django-allauth? I’m really confused about how to tie all this together in my Django app. Any help or examples would be greatly appreciated!
While SendGrid is a viable option, you can still use Gmail with OAuth for django-allauth. Here’s a quick rundown:
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In your Django settings, configure EMAIL_BACKEND to use Gmail’s SMTP server.
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Set up the Google OAuth provider in django-allauth’s settings.
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Create a custom adapter that uses the OAuth token for SMTP authentication.
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Override the default email sending method in your adapter to use the OAuth token.
This approach maintains Gmail integration while complying with the new security standards. It’s more complex than using a third-party service, but it keeps your email sending within the Google ecosystem if that’s important for your project.
Remember to handle token refreshing to avoid authentication issues down the line.
I ran into a similar issue recently when updating our company’s Django project. The transition to OAuth for Gmail can be tricky, but here’s what worked for us:
Instead of using Gmail directly, we switched to using SendGrid as our email backend. It’s much simpler to set up and doesn’t require dealing with Google’s OAuth complexities.
In our settings.py, we added:
EMAIL_BACKEND = ‘sendgrid_backend.SendgridBackend’
SENDGRID_API_KEY = ‘your-api-key-here’
Then we just needed to configure django-allauth to use our default email backend.
This approach saved us a lot of headaches with Google’s changing policies. SendGrid offers a free tier that’s sufficient for most projects, and it scales well if you need more capacity later.
Hope this helps point you in a useful direction!
hey mate, i actually faced this same headache recently. ended up using Amazon SES for email stuff instead of gmail. it’s pretty straightforward to setup with django-allauth. just gotta configure ur aws credentials in settings.py and ur good to go. no more google oauth nonsense to deal with. might be worth checkin out if ur still stuck!