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 the following:
- Office 365
- Outlook.com
- Gmail
Additionally, there are third-party plug-ins 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
As you saw in the previous chapter, you were able to access dynamic content—properties, metadata, and content related to a unique item. When manipulating mailbox content, you have many types of objects available to you as parameters. For example, when retrieving...