IMAP

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard email protocol that allows email clients to access and manage email messages stored on a mail server. IMAP enables users to view and manage email from multiple devices while keeping messages synchronized on the server.

IMAP is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Email, IMAP, Messaging, and Protocol.

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5.5/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.5

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EmailIMAPMessagingProtocol

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 5.5/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Imap Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: imap
name: IMAP
description: IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard email protocol that allows email clients to access and
  manage email messages stored on a mail server. IMAP enables users to view and manage email from multiple devices while keeping
  messages synchronized on the server.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/imap.png
tags:
- Email
- IMAP
- Messaging
- Protocol
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/imap-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3501.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com