Microsoft Outlook + OmniFocus

Create tasks in OmniFocus for new emails matching search in Microsoft Outlook

Boost your productivity by connecting Microsoft Outlook with OmniFocus. With this workflow, as soon as a new email arrives in your Outlook inbox matching your predefined search criteria, a task is instantly created in OmniFocus. This integration helps you stay organized and ensures you never miss an important email again.

When this happens...
New Email Matching Search
Triggers when a new e-mail is received in your inbox that matches a search.
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Create Task
Creates a new task in your OmniFocus Inbox.
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Supported triggers and actions

- Calendar
- Time BeforeRequired
- Time Before (Unit)Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Shared Inbox
- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Contact Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
- Search termsRequired
- Note
Trigger
Polling
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- Shared Inbox
- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Event
- Merge with existing attendees?
- Attendees
Action
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- Calendar
- SubjectRequired
- Start Date & TimeRequired
- End Date & TimeRequired
- Location Name
- Sensitivity
- Attendees
- Is this an All Day Event?
- Description
- Show me as Free or Busy
- Is this an Online Meeting?
Action
Write

- To Email(s)Required
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- SubjectRequired
- Body FormatRequired
- BodyRequired
- Attachment
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
Action
Write
- Contact to DeleteRequired
Action
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- Email IDRequired
- To RecipientsRequired
- Comment
- Send From
Action
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- Email IDRequired
- Comment
Action
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- From Email
- To Email(s)Required
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- SubjectRequired
- Body FormatRequired
- BodyRequired
- Attachments
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
Action
Write
- Contact Folder
- ContactRequired
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email Addresses
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Write
- Calendar
- Search TermRequired
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
Action
Search
- Search Info
- Search ValueRequired
Action
Search
- Group email address or IDRequired
- Search Term
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
Action
Search
- Contact Folder
- First NameRequired
- Last Name
- Email
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- File As
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Search or write

Cancelled Calendar Event
Triggers when an event is cancelled.
Trigger
Instant
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- Calendar
Trigger
Polling
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- Shared Inbox
- Parent Folder
- Child Folder
Trigger
Polling
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New Flagged Email
Triggers when a new email is flagged.
Trigger
Polling
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- Calendar
Trigger
Polling
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- Email IDRequired
- CategoriesRequired
- Mark as Read
Action
Write
- Contact Folder
- First NameRequired
- Last Name
- Email Addresses
- Business Phones
- Home Phones
- Mobile Phone
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Department
- Business Website URL
- File As
- Personal Notes
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
- Street
- City
- State
- Postal Code
- Country or Region
Action
Write
- Email IDRequired
- To Email(s)
- CC Email(s)
- BCC Email(s)
- Reply-To Email
- Subject
- Body
- Attachment
- Action for Files Larger Than 150MB
- Reply to All
Action
Write
- EventRequired
Action
Write
- Email IDRequired
- Destination FolderRequired
Action
Write
- Draft Email IDRequired
- Send From
Action
Write
- Event
- Subject
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
- All Day Event?
- Is Online Meeting?
- Hide attendees list?
- Description
- Show me as Free or Busy
- The importance of the event
- Merge with existing attendees?
- Attendees
- Categories
- Location
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
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- Contact Folder
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email
Action
Search
- Folder Info
- FolderRequired
- Search Terms
- From Address
- Start Date
- End Date
Action
Search
- Calendar
- Start Date & TimeRequired
- End Date & TimeRequired
- Select Fields
Action
Search
- TitleRequired
- Note
Action
Write