Microsoft Outlook consultants

Q: Can I automate Outlook calendar events through n8n?

Yes. The Outlook node supports creating, updating, and deleting calendar events, as well as listing events within a date range. We use this to automatically schedule onboarding calls when a new client signs up, block out project time when tasks are assigned, or send calendar invites to multiple attendees based on data from your CRM or project management tool.

Q: Does this work with shared mailboxes and distribution lists?

It works with shared mailboxes as long as the authenticated user has the correct permissions in Microsoft 365. You specify the shared mailbox address and n8n sends or reads on behalf of that mailbox. Distribution lists can be used as recipients when sending emails. We configure the correct Microsoft Graph API permissions during setup to ensure shared access works reliably.

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About Microsoft Outlook

The Microsoft Outlook node in n8n lets you automate email sending, calendar management, and contact operations directly from your workflows. Instead of manually drafting follow-up emails, scheduling meetings, or copying contact data between systems, n8n handles it programmatically through the Microsoft Graph API. If your team spends hours each week on repetitive email tasks or calendar coordination, this node eliminates that overhead.

Microsoft Outlook is the default email and calendar tool for most Australian businesses running Microsoft 365. The problem is that Outlook sits in its own silo — it does not talk to your CRM, your project management tool, or your invoicing system without manual copy-paste work. The n8n Outlook node fixes that by letting you read emails, send templated responses, create calendar events, and sync contacts as part of larger automated workflows.

At Osher Digital, we connect Outlook to n8n workflows as part of our business automation projects. Common builds include auto-sending personalised follow-up emails after form submissions, creating calendar events when a deal moves to a new stage in your CRM, and extracting data from incoming emails to populate databases. If your sales or operations team lives in Outlook, we can make it work harder for them without changing their existing habits.

Microsoft Outlook FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Microsoft Outlook consultants can help with integration and implementation

What can the n8n Outlook node actually do with emails?

The Outlook node can send emails (with attachments, CC/BCC, and HTML formatting), read and search your inbox, move messages between folders, reply to messages, and delete emails. You can also read email headers and metadata. For most business automation, we use it to send templated transactional emails and to monitor inboxes for specific incoming messages that trigger downstream workflows.

Can I automate Outlook calendar events through n8n?

Does this work with shared mailboxes and distribution lists?

How do you handle email authentication and security?

The Outlook node uses OAuth 2.0 through a Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) app registration. We set up the app registration with only the minimum required API permissions — typically Mail.ReadWrite and Calendars.ReadWrite. Access tokens refresh automatically. For organisations with strict security policies, we can configure the connection to work within your existing Entra ID tenant and conditional access policies.

Can n8n read incoming emails and extract data from them?

Yes, and this is one of the most common use cases we build. The workflow polls your inbox (or a specific folder) for new messages matching your criteria, then extracts data from the email body or attachments. For example, we build workflows that read incoming purchase orders, extract the line items, and push them into accounting software — replacing what used to be manual data entry.

What is the difference between using this and Microsoft Power Automate?

Power Automate is Microsoft’s own automation tool and works well within the Microsoft ecosystem. The advantage of using n8n is that it connects to hundreds of non-Microsoft services just as easily, it can be self-hosted for full data control, and there are no per-flow or per-user licensing fees. We typically recommend n8n when clients need to connect Outlook with tools outside the Microsoft stack or want to avoid ongoing Power Automate licensing costs.

How it works

We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Microsoft Outlook

As Microsoft Outlook consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Microsoft Outlook with integrate and automate 800+ tools.

Step 1

Audit Your Email and Calendar Workflows

We document the repetitive email and calendar tasks your team handles daily — follow-up emails, meeting scheduling, inbox triage, contact updates. We identify which tasks consume the most time, which ones are error-prone, and which involve copying data between Outlook and other systems. This gives us a clear list of automation candidates ranked by impact.

Step 2

Set Up Microsoft Entra ID App Registration

We create an app registration in your Microsoft Entra ID tenant with the minimum required Graph API permissions for your use cases. This gives n8n secure, token-based access to your Outlook mailbox and calendar without storing passwords. We configure redirect URIs, token expiry settings, and consent flows according to your organisation’s security policies.

Step 3

Build Email and Calendar Workflows

We build your n8n workflows using the Outlook node — whether that is sending templated emails triggered by CRM events, reading incoming messages and extracting data, or creating calendar events from project management updates. Each workflow is built with proper error handling so a failed email send does not crash the entire automation chain.

Step 4

Integrate With Your Other Business Systems

We connect the Outlook workflows to your CRM, project management tool, database, or any other system that needs to send or receive email and calendar data. Data mapping is handled so fields from one system translate correctly into Outlook fields — for example, mapping a client’s name and email from your CRM into the To and greeting fields of an automated email.

Step 5

Test Across Scenarios

We test every workflow with real data — sending test emails, creating calendar events, processing sample incoming messages. We also test edge cases like large attachments, HTML formatting issues, calendar conflicts, and shared mailbox permissions. The goal is to catch problems before the automation goes live.

Step 6

Launch and Monitor

We deploy the workflows to your production n8n instance, enable error notifications, and monitor execution logs during the first two weeks. We hand over documentation covering what each workflow does, how to modify email templates, and how to pause automations if needed. Ongoing support is available if your email processes change down the track.

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