Troubleshooting — email won't connect or stopped working

Fixing expired or unfinished email connections, Fastmail token issues, and a stale inbox.

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Email connection troubleshooting

The account shows "Connection expired — reconnect"

Providers occasionally sign apps out — a password change, a security review, or an expired authorization. Fix:

  1. Open the Connections page (/connections).
  2. Click the account's tile, then Connect.
  3. Sign in with the same account and approve every permission (unchecking any limits what Jordyn can do).

Your settings and history are preserved. Jordyn also emails you once when a connection drops, with a Reconnect now button.

"Sign-in never finished — reconnect or remove"

The sign-in window was closed partway or the provider errored. Click the tile and Connect again, finishing the whole flow.

Reconnect completes but the warning stays

  1. Refresh the page.
  2. If it persists: fully disconnect the account (remove control, then Disconnect), then connect it fresh with all permissions approved.
  3. Still stuck after 30 seconds and a refresh? The account may be restricted at the provider's end (for example, a workspace admin policy) — contact support.

Fastmail-specific

  • The key must start with fmu1- and be created in Fastmail under Settings → Privacy & Security → API tokens with Mail and Calendars ticked.
  • "This token doesn't have Mail access" or "doesn't have Calendar access": recreate the token with both boxes ticked and reconnect.

The inbox is empty or stale

  • Click the refresh button on the Inbox — it forces a full sync.
  • Check the Connections page for yellow "needs attention" dots; a stale account stops syncing.
  • "Still loading your accounts — try that again in a second": wait a moment and retry.

Search says results are incomplete

The message names which accounts could not be searched. Retry, and if one account fails repeatedly, reconnect it on the Connections page.

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