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Learning about email connectors and actions

One of the most common scenarios for end user automation is email. Microsoft Power Automate can connect natively to different types of email systems, such as Office 365, Outlook.com, and Gmail.

Additionally, there are third-party plugins such as Mailparser that further enhance the ability of Microsoft Power Automate to process messages.

When processing a mailbox, there are several types of actions available, depending on the data source. Popular actions include the following:

Creating or deleting a calendar event
Creating or deleting a contact
Flagging an email (such as the Importance flag)
Forwarding and replying to an email or sending a new one
Marking an email as read
Downloading an attachment

As you saw in the previous chapter, you are able to access dynamic content – properties, metadata, and content related to a unique item. When manipulating mailbox content, you have...

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Aaron Guilmette is a Senior Program Manager with the Microsoft 365 Customer Experience, helping customers adopt and deploy the Microsoft 365 platform. He primarily focuses on collaborative technologies, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and Azure Active Directory.
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