Email server settings
Outlook.com (Hotmail) SMTP, IMAP & POP3 settings
Use these settings to add your Outlook.com (Hotmail) account (hotmail.com, live.com, msn.com …) to Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, your phone or any app that sends email over SMTP.
Incoming mail
IMAP
- Server
- outlook.office365.com
- Port
- 993
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0
Incoming mail
POP3
- Server
- outlook.office365.com
- Port
- 995
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0
Outgoing mail
SMTP
- Server
- smtp-mail.outlook.com
- Port
- 587
- Security
- STARTTLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0
How to set up Outlook.com (Hotmail) in a mail app
- Choose add account → manual setup (or "other account") in your mail app.
- Enter your full Outlook.com (Hotmail) email address and password.
- Pick IMAP for incoming mail and enter the server, port and security from the table above.
- Enter the SMTP server for outgoing mail (smtp-mail.outlook.com, port 587) and enable authentication with the same login.
If the login keeps failing, enable IMAP/POP access in the Outlook.com (Hotmail) web settings and use an app password if your account uses two-step verification.
Email domains using these settings
hotmail.com, live.com, msn.com, outlook.com, windowslive.com, outlook.at, outlook.be, outlook.cl, outlook.cz, outlook.de, outlook.dk, outlook.es, outlook.fr, outlook.hu, outlook.ie, outlook.in, outlook.it, outlook.jp, outlook.kr, outlook.lv, outlook.my, outlook.ph, outlook.pt, outlook.sa, outlook.sg, outlook.sk, outlook.co.id, outlook.co.il, outlook.co.th, outlook.com.ar, outlook.com.au, outlook.com.br, outlook.com.gr, outlook.com.tr, outlook.com.vn, hotmail.be, hotmail.ca, hotmail.cl, hotmail.cz, hotmail.de, hotmail.dk, hotmail.es, hotmail.fi, hotmail.fr, hotmail.gr, hotmail.hu, hotmail.it, hotmail.lt, hotmail.lv, hotmail.my, hotmail.nl, hotmail.no, hotmail.ph, hotmail.rs, hotmail.se, hotmail.sg, hotmail.sk, hotmail.co.id, hotmail.co.il, hotmail.co.in and 43 more.
Official help
Settings from the Mozilla Thunderbird ISP database (MPL 2.0), which mail clients use for automatic setup.
Outlook.com (Hotmail) email settings: FAQ
What is the Outlook.com (Hotmail) SMTP server?
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{
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"disposable": false,
"state": "…"
}