The response code was expected to be 250, but instead 535 was received, and the message was "535-5.7.8 Username and password not accepted"

Question

I recently encountered a SwiftMail error while trying to send an email through gmail.

Expected response code 250, but received code "535" with message "535-5.7.8 Username and password not accepted." /pre>
<p>I tried sending an email through my gmail and Google thought I was spam (probably because I requested too quickly) and they sent me an email saying my account was accessed, which I told them it was I operated it myself. I was able to send emails without issue, I just now have this problem. </p>
<p>This is the content of my env file. </p>
<pre class="brush:php;toolbar:false;">MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=mypasswordhere
MAIL_FROM=talentscoutphil@gmail.com
MAIL_NAME=talentscout

Answer 1

I had the same problem, changing my gmail password solved the problem, also don't forget to enable Insecure Applications on your gmail account

Answer 2

I researched on the internet and some of the answers included enabling "Lower App Access" and "Unlocking gmail verification code" but unfortunately didn't work for me Worked until I found two-step verification.

What I did was:

1. To enable two-step verification on Google, click here

2. To create an application password for system use, click here

3. I selected Other (custom name) and clicked Generate

4. Go into my laravel environment file and edit it

   MAIL_USERNAME=talentscoutphil@gmail.com

   MAIL_PASSWORD=Generated password

5. Restarted my Apache server and it worked again.

This is my solution. I created this solution to at least save others from wasting time looking for possible answers.