STEP 1
Select Microsoft Outlook in workflow
Pick Microsoft Outlook app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Microsoft Outlook Integration
Send, read, and organize Outlook mail and calendar items through Microsoft Graph. Use Microsoft Outlook as a communication layer for triggering workflows and sending context where it belongs. Start from Watch Messages, then follow with List Mail Folders or List Messages.
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Supported triggers and actions for Microsoft Outlook integration
Triggers can detect changes in Microsoft Outlook and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Microsoft Outlook automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Watch MessagesTriggers when new messages are created.
- List Mail FoldersRetrieves a list of mail Folders.
- List MessagesRetrieves a list of messages.
- List Messages AttachmentsRetrieves a list of messages Attachments.
- Retrieve a Mail FolderRetrieves a Mail Folder.
- Retrieve a MessageRetrieves a Message.
- Retrieve a Message AttachmentRetrieves message attachment.
- Add Message AttachmentAdds a new message Attachment.
- Copy a Mail FolderCopies the selected Mail Folder.
- Copy a MessageCopies the selected Message.
- Create a Draft MessageCreates a new Draft Message.
- Create a Mail FolderCreates a new Mail Folder.
- Create Draft Forward MessageCreates a new draft Forward Message.
- Create Draft Reply All MessageCreates a new draft Reply All Message.
- Create Draft Reply MessageCreates a new draft Reply Message.
- Delete a Mail FolderDeletes the selected Mail Folder.
- Delete a MessageDeletes the selected Message.
- Delete a Message AttachmentDeletes the selected Message Attachment.
- Forward a MessageForwards the selected Message.
- Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
How to integrate Microsoft Outlook in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Microsoft Outlook connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Microsoft Outlook
When prompted, authorize access to Microsoft Outlook in WEXTL once. Microsoft Outlook credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
WEXTL wants to integrate with your Microsoft Outlook account. Approve?
STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Microsoft Outlook yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Microsoft Outlook to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Microsoft Outlook
How Microsoft Outlook connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Microsoft Outlook app is called in workflows. That allows your communication automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Microsoft Outlook supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Microsoft Outlook integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Video slide demonstrates how Microsoft Outlook is connected in WEXTL builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft - TenantRequired | select | Go to |
Microsoft - Client IDRequired | text | Go to the Microsoft Entra admin center → Entra ID → App registrations and select New registration. → enter a description and expiration → Add, then immediately copy your Client ID |
Microsoft - Client SecretRequired | password | Copy you client Secret from the previously created app |
Connect Microsoft Outlook to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Microsoft Outlook below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Microsoft Outlook. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with Microsoft Outlook integration
Select Watch Messages trigger from Microsoft Outlook - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Microsoft Outlook, workflow will start [7] from Watch Messages node.
Search for Add Message Attachment, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Messages and Add Message Attachment, so only important data pass from Watch Messages to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Microsoft Outlook automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Microsoft Outlook on WEXTL has 28 modules for combining communication automations. Explore Microsoft Outlook documentation for more.
Video slide demonstrates how Watch Messages and Add Message Attachment [6] nodes are used in Microsoft Outlook workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Microsoft Outlook in your workflows.
Microsoft Outlook has 1 trigger, including "Watch Messages". Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.
Integration has 27 actions, including "List Mail Folders", "List Messages", and "List Messages Attachments", and more. Refer to our Microsoft Outlook Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The Microsoft Outlook integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Microsoft Outlook official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Microsoft Outlook provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Microsoft Outlook or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Microsoft Outlook inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Microsoft Outlook modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the Microsoft Outlook integration.
- Microsoft Outlook integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Microsoft Outlook integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Microsoft Outlook vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® Microsoft Outlook App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation