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How to Connect a Yahoo Email Account

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Bark is able to monitor emails sent and received (including attachments) on connected email accounts like Yahoo.  We will alert on instances of bullying, sexual content, violence, weapons, and more. We can even alert you to new and risky apps that your child has signed up for with this email.

Due to Yahoo's security policies, you'll have to follow these special steps to get your child's Yahoo! Mail monitored by Bark.

Get Started

STEP 1: Log in to your child's Yahoo email account.

STEP 2: Hover over your child's name on the top right, and in the menu that appears, select Settings or Account Info (whichever one you see in your Yahoo Mail homepage).

Option A

Option B

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STEP 3: Select Account Security on the left-hand column.

STEP 4: Ensure Two-Step Verification is enabled.

  • When it's disabled, it looks like this:
  • When it's enabled, it looks like this:

STEP 5: Select Generate app password at the bottom of the page:

STEP 5: On the screen that pops up, select Other App.

STEP 6: Input Bark as the name of that app:

STEP 7: Copy the password on the next pop up.

STEP 8:  Paste the password within the password field for connecting to a Yahoo account:

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That's it! 🎉

You will then see it on your child's profile, along with all of your child's other monitored accounts:

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Need to add more?

You can add an unlimited number of email accounts, social media accounts, and devices for monitoring. Follow this guide to connect the rest of your kids' accounts and devices!

Need help or have additional questions?

We are happy to assist! Reach out to Bark Support, and we'll help every step of the way.