diff --git a/cmd/recv/go.mod b/cmd/recv/go.mod
index 0c40df7..a35f7b3 100644
--- a/cmd/recv/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/recv/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module gitea.inhome.blapointe.com/contact/cmd/recv
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.24.0
 
 replace gitea.inhome.blapointe.com/local-sandbox/contact => ../../
 
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bytbox/go-pop3 v0.0.0-20120201222208-3046caf0763e // indirect
 	github.com/emersion/go-imap v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21 // indirect
+	github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20241020182733-b788ff22d5a6 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/cmd/recv/go.sum b/cmd/recv/go.sum
index e064062..e8089d7 100644
--- a/cmd/recv/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/recv/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 h1:Tz+eQXMEqDIKRsmY3cHTL6FVaynIjX2QxYC4trgAKZc=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0/go.mod h1:zFmK7XCadkQkj6TtorcaGlCW1hT1fIilQDwofLpJ20k=
 gitea.inhome.blapointe.com/local/args v0.0.0-20231109145953-eb2e1c1b8d56 h1:zTGGZ77KLFagqUvDSgTOnm0qF+iSLwQWiEtGjb2jjlY=
 gitea.inhome.blapointe.com/local/args v0.0.0-20231109145953-eb2e1c1b8d56/go.mod h1:SqCOE3bE3wvrztVIQGHuyxHKfDjRKU9EWhBdkmkiwyc=
 github.com/bytbox/go-pop3 v0.0.0-20120201222208-3046caf0763e h1:mQTN05gz0rDZSABqKMzAPMb5ATWcvvdMljRzEh0LjBo=
@@ -7,7 +9,13 @@ github.com/emersion/go-imap v1.2.0/go.mod h1:Qlx1FSx2FTxjnjWpIlVNEuX+ylerZQNFE5N
 github.com/emersion/go-message v0.15.0/go.mod h1:wQUEfE+38+7EW8p8aZ96ptg6bAb1iwdgej19uXASlE4=
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21 h1:OJyUGMJTzHTd1XQp98QTaHernxMYzRaOasRir9hUlFQ=
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21/go.mod h1:iL2twTeMvZnrg54ZoPDNfJaJaqy0xIQFuBdrLsmspwQ=
+github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20241020182733-b788ff22d5a6 h1:oP4q0fw+fOSWn3DfFi4EXdT+B+gTtzx8GC9xsc26Znk=
+github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20241020182733-b788ff22d5a6/go.mod h1:iL2twTeMvZnrg54ZoPDNfJaJaqy0xIQFuBdrLsmspwQ=
 github.com/emersion/go-textwrapper v0.0.0-20200911093747-65d896831594/go.mod h1:aqO8z8wPrjkscevZJFVE1wXJrLpC5LtJG7fqLOsPb2U=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0 h1:Mv2mzuHuZuY2+bkyWXIHMfhNdJAdwW3FuWeCPYN5GVQ=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0/go.mod h1:lzm5WQJQwKZ3nwavOZ3IS5Aulzxi68dUSgRHujetwEA=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
diff --git a/cmd/recv/main.go b/cmd/recv/main.go
index 84eb13b..1bea196 100755
--- a/cmd/recv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/recv/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func main() {
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "p", "password", emailer.Password)
 	as.Append(args.INT, "b", "dont read more than this many characters", 4096)
 	as.Append(args.BOOL, "json", "output as json", false)
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "oauth", "", emailer.OAuth)
 	if err := as.Parse(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	emailer.Limit = as.Get("n").GetInt()
 	emailer.From = as.GetString("u")
 	emailer.Password = as.GetString("p")
+	emailer.OAuth = as.GetString("oauth")
 
 	var msgs <-chan *mail.Message
 	var err error
diff --git a/email.go b/email.go
index f6e119b..8e25f91 100755
--- a/email.go
+++ b/email.go
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 package contact
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/mail"
 	"net/smtp"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bytbox/go-pop3"
 	"github.com/emersion/go-imap"
 	"github.com/emersion/go-imap/client"
+	"github.com/emersion/go-sasl"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2/authhandler"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2/google"
 )
 
 type Emailer struct {
@@ -21,6 +30,7 @@ type Emailer struct {
 	IMAP     string
 	Password string
 	Limit    int
+	OAuth    string
 }
 
 func NewEmailer() *Emailer {
@@ -34,6 +44,7 @@ func NewEmailer() *Emailer {
 		From:     envOr("FROM", "breellocaldev@gmail.com"),
 		SMTP:     envOr("SMTP", "smtp.gmail.com:465"),
 		Password: envOr("PASSWORD", "lhnjijrvqaesiufp"),
+		OAuth:    envOr("OAUTH", ""),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,12 +53,82 @@ func (e *Emailer) Read() (chan *mail.Message, error) {
 }
 
 func (e *Emailer) ReadIMAP() (chan *mail.Message, error) {
+	if e.OAuth != "" {
+		return e.oauthThenReadIMAP()
+	}
+	return e.readIMAP(e.From, e.Password)
+}
+
+func (e *Emailer) oauthThenReadIMAP() (chan *mail.Message, error) {
+	configJSON, err := e.configJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if token, _ := os.ReadFile(e.OAuth + ".token"); len(token) == 0 {
+		state := uuid.NewString()
+
+		verifier := uuid.NewString()
+		s256 := sha256.Sum256([]byte(verifier))
+		challenge := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(s256[:])
+		pkceParams := authhandler.PKCEParams{Challenge: challenge, ChallengeMethod: "S256", Verifier: verifier}
+		config, err := google.ConfigFromJSON([]byte(configJSON), "https://mail.google.com/")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		credentialsParams := google.CredentialsParams{Scopes: config.Scopes, State: state, AuthHandler: func(authCodeURL string) (string, string, error) {
+			fmt.Println(authCodeURL + "&access_type=offline&prompt=consent")
+			var callback string
+			_, err := fmt.Scan(&callback)
+			u, _ := url.Parse(callback)
+			fmt.Println()
+			return u.Query().Get("code"), state, err
+		}, PKCE: &pkceParams}
+		credentials, err := google.CredentialsFromJSONWithParams(context.Background(), []byte(configJSON), credentialsParams)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		token, err := credentials.TokenSource.Token()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tokenFileJSON, _ := json.Marshal(token)
+		os.WriteFile(e.OAuth+".token", tokenFileJSON, os.ModePerm)
+		log.Printf("%s", tokenFileJSON)
+	}
+	token, _ := os.ReadFile(e.OAuth + ".token")
+	var tokenStruct struct {
+		AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+	}
+	json.Unmarshal(token, &tokenStruct)
+	log.Println(e.From, tokenStruct.AccessToken)
+	return e.readIMAP(e.From, tokenStruct.AccessToken)
+}
+
+func (e *Emailer) configJSON() (string, error) {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(e.OAuth)
+	return string(b), err
+}
+
+func (e *Emailer) readIMAP(authU, authP string) (chan *mail.Message, error) {
 	c, err := client.DialTLS(e.IMAP, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := c.Login(e.From, e.Password); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if e.OAuth == "" {
+		if err := c.Login(authU, authP); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := c.Authenticate(sasl.NewOAuthBearerClient(&sasl.OAuthBearerOptions{
+			Username: authU,
+			Token:    authP,
+			Host:     "",
+			Port:     0,
+		})); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	mbox, err := c.Select("INBOX", true) //readonly
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 35ac5e9..f686827 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 module gitea.inhome.blapointe.com/local-sandbox/contact
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/bytbox/go-pop3 v0.0.0-20120201222208-3046caf0763e
 	github.com/emersion/go-imap v1.2.0
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0
 )
 
 require (
+	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d774484..11c877f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 h1:Tz+eQXMEqDIKRsmY3cHTL6FVaynIjX2QxYC4trgAKZc=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0/go.mod h1:zFmK7XCadkQkj6TtorcaGlCW1hT1fIilQDwofLpJ20k=
 github.com/bytbox/go-pop3 v0.0.0-20120201222208-3046caf0763e h1:mQTN05gz0rDZSABqKMzAPMb5ATWcvvdMljRzEh0LjBo=
 github.com/bytbox/go-pop3 v0.0.0-20120201222208-3046caf0763e/go.mod h1:alXX+s7a4cKaIprgjeEboqi4Tm7XR/HXEwUTxUV/ywU=
 github.com/emersion/go-imap v1.2.0 h1:lyUQ3+EVM21/qbWE/4Ya5UG9r5+usDxlg4yfp3TgHFA=
@@ -6,6 +8,10 @@ github.com/emersion/go-message v0.15.0/go.mod h1:wQUEfE+38+7EW8p8aZ96ptg6bAb1iwd
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21 h1:OJyUGMJTzHTd1XQp98QTaHernxMYzRaOasRir9hUlFQ=
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21/go.mod h1:iL2twTeMvZnrg54ZoPDNfJaJaqy0xIQFuBdrLsmspwQ=
 github.com/emersion/go-textwrapper v0.0.0-20200911093747-65d896831594/go.mod h1:aqO8z8wPrjkscevZJFVE1wXJrLpC5LtJG7fqLOsPb2U=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0 h1:Mv2mzuHuZuY2+bkyWXIHMfhNdJAdwW3FuWeCPYN5GVQ=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0/go.mod h1:lzm5WQJQwKZ3nwavOZ3IS5Aulzxi68dUSgRHujetwEA=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=