About the Microsoft Outlook channel

Microsoft Outlook is an online personal information manager. Pipelines currently integrates with the Email and Calendar features only.

Please note that terms used in the Microsoft Outlook channel categories are Microsoft Outlook specific terminology.

How to connect

1. On the My pipelines page, click Create pipelines. Enter name, description, and tag fields and click the Create Pipelines button. The pipelines wizard displays:
   
   
2. From the wizard you choose the connections for the first steps of your pipeline. When you choose a type, you'll add the channels and steps for your first steps. You can always add more steps later. A Triggered pipeline is started by a specific event in real-time. A Scheduled pipeline will start according to a schedule. A Manual pipeline only starts manually. Once you've completed the wizard, you'll be prompted for connection detail, if necessary. If you are an experienced builder, click the Start from scratch button and then from the right side of the page, choose the All to list all available channels.
3. Expand Microsoft Outlook in the list of channels and click Connect to Microsoft Outlook.
4. In the pop-up window review the permissions that Pipelines will be requesting. Click Connect to Microsoft Outlook when you are done.
   
   
5. Microsoft may require you to sign in at this point. Enter your credentials to continue.
   
6. Microsoft will show the permissions being requested. Expand each for more information. Click Accept when done.
   
   

How to reconnect the Microsoft Outlook channel

You may need to reconnect your account to a channel. Reasons may be (but not limited to):

• If you need to connect a different account.

• Authorization updates, such as a changed password.

• Editing the access rights that Pipelines has to the channel.

To reconnect:

1. Select a pipeline that already has Microsoft Outlook in it.
2. Open a step containing Microsoft Outlook.
3. Under account, select Connect (or reconnect) and follow the process above, How to connect.
   
   

Note: You can switch the account used in your pipeline by reconnecting. You don't have to create a new pipeline. Sometimes, if you are already logged into your MS account even when clicking reconnect, you may find that you can't the enter the credentials for another account. Instead, MS will connect you the account where you are already logged in. In this case, try using a browser incognito or private window to reconnect.

Steps

The steps you can use with Microsoft Outlook fall into two categories: Calendar Events and Emails.

Type	Name	Description
Calendar Events
Trigger	Calendar Event Created	Triggers when a calendar event is created in an account.
Trigger	Calendar Event Updated	Triggers when a calendar event is updated in an account.
Trigger	Calendar Event Deleted	Triggers the pipeline when a calendar event is deleted in an account.
Action	Create a Calendar Event	Creates a new event in the account calendar.
Action	Update a Calendar Event	Updates an existing event in the account calendar.
Action	Delete a Calendar Event	Deletes an existing event in a calendar.
Action	Fetch Link	Fetches a link to an existing event in a calendar.
Query	Search Calendar Events	Searches calendar events and returns a list based on search criteria.
Action	Look Up a Calendar Event	Looks for a calendar event in an account.
Emails
Trigger	New Email	Triggers when a new email is received and can be customized to only watch a particular folder instead of the Inbox.
Action	Send an Email	Sends an email from a specific account.
Query	Search Emails	Searches emails in an account and returns a list.
Action	Look Up an Email	Looks for an email based on search criteria.