Outlook

Email and calendar application that helps professionals manage communications, schedule meetings, and organize tasks across devices.

Outlook MCP, Integrations & Automations for Enterprise AI Agents

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User Update Contact on Outlook

Updates a contact and returns updated contact metadata. Use this to keep address book entries current; for deleting use delete-contact.

User Create Todo Checklist Item on Outlook

Creates a checklist item under a To Do task and returns the created checklist item with id. Use this to break down a task into trackable steps; for listing use list-checklist-items.

Get Contact Photo Meta on Outlook

Gets contact photo metadata (not the binary image) and returns photo properties. Use this to check if a contact has a photo and what size it is before downloading.

User Delete Message on Outlook

Deletes a message by id and returns the deletion result. Use this for cleanup after processing; for archiving instead, move the message to another folder.

Create Inbox Rule 2 on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the inbox folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in inbox without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

User List Folder Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for a specific mail folder and returns rule ids, names, conditions, and actions. Use this when rules are scoped to a folder other than Inbox.

List Todo Lists on Outlook

Lists Microsoft To Do task lists and returns list ids, names, and metadata. Use this to discover listId before creating or listing tasks in a specific list.

Create Draft on Outlook

Creates a draft message and returns the created message including id. Use this when you want to compose iteratively or attach files before sending; then send using sendMail with the draft content.

User Get Sentitems Folder on Outlook

Gets the sentitems folder metadata and returns id, displayName, and counts. Use this to resolve the folder id for workflows that need explicit folderId; for listing messages directly use list-sentitems-messages.

User List Sentitems Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for the sentitems folder and returns rule ids, conditions, and actions. Use this to audit folder-scoped rules that affect routing and automation for sentitems.

List Deleteditems Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for the deleteditems folder and returns rule ids, conditions, and actions. Use this to audit folder-scoped rules that affect routing and automation for deleteditems.

User Get Deleteditems Folder on Outlook

Gets the deleteditems folder metadata and returns id, displayName, and counts. Use this to resolve the folder id for workflows that need explicit folderId; for listing messages directly use list-deleteditems-messages.

User List People on Outlook

Lists relevant people for the user and returns person ids, display names, emails, and relevance metadata. Use this to quickly identify frequent collaborators; for full contacts CRUD use contacts tools.

User Delete Todo Checklist Item on Outlook

Deletes a checklist item and returns the deletion result. Use this to remove obsolete sub-steps; for toggling completion prefer update-checklist-item.

Get My Photo on Outlook

Downloads the binary user profile photo via /photo/$value and returns it as base64 text. Use this to display the signed-in user avatar or a specific user avatar for shared mailbox/service account workflows.

User List Deleteditems Unread on Outlook

Lists unread messages in the deleteditems folder using $filter and returns message ids and basic metadata. Use this to implement a queue-like processing loop for folder-specific unread items; mark processed items read afterwards using mark-as-read.

Create Deleteditems Rule on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the deleteditems folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in deleteditems without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

List Deleteditems Unread on Outlook

User Search Messages on Outlook

Searches messages using Microsoft Graph $search and returns matching message ids and selected fields. Use this to find emails by keyword across subject/body; for unread queues use the unread list tool. Requires ConsistencyLevel eventual header for reliable search.

User Create Mail Folder on Outlook

Creates a new mail folder at the mailbox root and returns the created folder. Use this to set up automation/triage folders before moving or copying messages.

User Update Category on Outlook

Updates an Outlook master category (name/color) and returns updated category metadata. Use this to rename or recolor categories used by automation.

Create Deleteditems Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a subfolder under the deleteditems folder and returns the created folder including its id. Use this to create automation-specific folders under common well-known parents (e.g. Inbox/Triage).

User Create Sentitems Rule on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the sentitems folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in sentitems without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

Delete Mail Folder on Outlook

Deletes a mail folder and returns deletion result. Use this to remove unused automation folders; ensure messages are moved out first to avoid data loss.

Add Attachment on Outlook

Adds an attachment to a draft message and returns the created attachment metadata. Use this to attach files before sending a draft; for listing attachments use list-attachments.

User Create Contact Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a child contact folder and returns the created folder. Use this to build nested contact folder structures for classification and routing.

User Get Contact on Outlook

Gets a contact by id and returns contact details including email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses. Use this to retrieve a specific person record for emailing or CRM sync.

User Contacts Delta on Outlook

Gets incremental changes (delta) for contacts and returns changed contact references plus a deltaLink. Use this to keep an external CRM/contact store in sync with Outlook contacts efficiently.

List Inbox Messages on Outlook

Lists messages in the inbox folder and returns message ids and selected fields. Use this for folder-scoped processing (e.g. inbox triage, sent audits); for cross-folder search use search-messages.

Get Mailbox Settings on Outlook

Gets mailbox settings and returns settings like time zone, locale, automatic replies, and working hours. Use this to tailor scheduling/email behavior to user preferences and time zone.

User List Inbox Rules on Outlook

Lists inbox rules and returns rule ids, names, conditions, actions, and enabled state. Use this to audit or debug automated mailbox processing; for creating rules use create-inbox-rule.

User Get Attachment on Outlook

Gets a single attachment by id and returns attachment metadata and content bytes for file attachments when available. Use this to fetch one attachment without listing all attachments first.

User Get Contact Photo Meta on Outlook

Gets contact photo metadata (not the binary image) and returns photo properties. Use this to check if a contact has a photo and what size it is before downloading.

List Archive Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for the archive folder and returns rule ids, conditions, and actions. Use this to audit folder-scoped rules that affect routing and automation for archive.

User Update Todo Linked Resource on Outlook

Updates a linked resource (label/app name/URL) and returns updated metadata. Use this to correct or rename a task reference without recreating it.

Create Inbox Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a subfolder under the inbox folder and returns the created folder including its id. Use this to create automation-specific folders under common well-known parents (e.g. Inbox/Triage).

User Delete Category on Outlook

Deletes an Outlook master category and returns deletion result. Use this to clean up unused categories; ensure it is not actively used by workflows before deleting.

User List Attachments on Outlook

Lists attachments for a message and returns attachment ids, names, sizes, and content types. Use this to discover attachments before downloading or parsing; for adding to drafts use add-attachment.

List Sentitems Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for the sentitems folder and returns rule ids, conditions, and actions. Use this to audit folder-scoped rules that affect routing and automation for sentitems.

User List Event Instances on Outlook

Lists instances of a recurring event and returns instance event ids and times. Use this to expand a recurring series into concrete occurrences for reporting or rescheduling.

Update Message on Outlook

Updates a message (commonly a draft) and returns updated metadata. Use this to adjust subject/body/recipients or flags; for deleting use the delete-message tool.

Get Calendar Group on Outlook

Gets a calendar group by id and returns group metadata. Use this to validate groupId and inspect group organization before listing calendars within it.

Delete Category on Outlook

Deletes an Outlook master category and returns deletion result. Use this to clean up unused categories; ensure it is not actively used by workflows before deleting.

User Decline Event on Outlook

Declines an event invitation and returns the RSVP result. Use this to respond no to a meeting invite; for tentative use tentatively-accept.

Search Contacts on Outlook

Searches contacts using OData $search and returns matching contacts. Use this to find contacts by name/email keywords; for listing all contacts use list-contacts. Requires ConsistencyLevel eventual header for $search.

Move Message on Outlook

Moves a message to a different folder and returns the moved message. Use this to archive or triage mail; for copying without removal use copy-message.

User Create Drafts Rule on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the drafts folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in drafts without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

Create Sentitems Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a subfolder under the sentitems folder and returns the created folder including its id. Use this to create automation-specific folders under common well-known parents (e.g. Inbox/Triage).

User Get Free Busy on Outlook

Gets free/busy schedule information and returns availability intervals. Use this to check attendee availability before scheduling; for listing existing events use calendar-view tools.

User List Categories on Outlook

Lists Outlook master categories and returns category ids, display names, and colors. Use this to tag and organize messages or events using consistent category names.

User Create Todo List on Outlook

Creates a Microsoft To Do task list and returns the created list including id. Use this to set up automation task buckets before adding tasks.

Tentative Event on Outlook

Tentatively accepts an event invitation and returns the RSVP result. Use this to respond maybe to a meeting invite; for yes use accept.

Reply To Email on Outlook

Replies to a message and returns the response result. Use this to reply only to the sender; for replying to all recipients use reply-all. Provide a comment for the reply body.

Contacts Delta on Outlook

Gets incremental changes (delta) for contacts and returns changed contact references plus a deltaLink. Use this to keep an external CRM/contact store in sync with Outlook contacts efficiently.

User Create Inbox Rule 2 on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the inbox folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in inbox without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

Create Forward Draft on Outlook

Creates a forward draft for a message and returns the draft message. Use this to edit recipients/body and add attachments before sending the forwarded email.

List Sentitems Messages on Outlook

Lists messages in the sentitems folder and returns message ids and selected fields. Use this for folder-scoped processing (e.g. inbox triage, sent audits); for cross-folder search use search-messages.

Update Event on Outlook

Updates an event by id and returns updated metadata. Use this to change time/location/attendees; for deleting an event use delete-event.

Mark As Read on Outlook

Marks a message as read or unread and returns updated message metadata. Use this after processing unread email queues; for deleting messages use the delete-message tool.

Get Event on Outlook

Gets an event by id and returns full event details including body, attendees, and online meeting info. Use this before updating or responding to ensure you have the latest state.

Update Todo List on Outlook

Updates a Microsoft To Do list (e.g. rename) and returns updated metadata. Use this to manage list names and organization; for deleting use delete-todo-list.

Get Mails In Time Range on Outlook

Get outlook mails in a time range.

List Folder Rules on Outlook

Lists message rules for a specific mail folder and returns rule ids, names, conditions, and actions. Use this when rules are scoped to a folder other than Inbox.

User Create Reply All Draft on Outlook

Creates a reply-all draft for a message and returns the draft message. Use this to edit the draft before sending to all original recipients.

User Create Archive Rule on Outlook

Creates a message rule in the archive folder and returns the created rule. Use this to automate actions (move/categorize/flag) for messages arriving in archive without relying on Inbox-only rule tooling.

List Messages on Outlook

Lists messages and returns message ids, subjects, senders, timestamps, and preview fields. Use this to browse or paginate mailbox contents; for full content use the get-message tool. Supports $top/$skip/$orderby and field selection via fields.

Get Free Busy on Outlook

Gets free/busy schedule information and returns availability intervals. Use this to check attendee availability before scheduling; for listing existing events use calendar-view tools.

User List Archive Unread on Outlook

Lists unread messages in the archive folder using $filter and returns message ids and basic metadata. Use this to implement a queue-like processing loop for folder-specific unread items; mark processed items read afterwards using mark-as-read.

Create Todo Task on Outlook

Creates a new task in a Microsoft To Do list and returns the created task with its id. Use this to turn meeting action items or emails into trackable tasks.

User List Deleteditems Child Folders on Outlook

Lists child folders under the deleteditems folder and returns child folder ids and names. Use this to traverse mailbox structure under well-known folders for automation setups.

User Get Mail Folder on Outlook

Gets a mail folder by id and returns folder metadata such as displayName and totalItemCount. Use this to validate folderId and inspect counts before listing messages.

Copy Message on Outlook

Copies a message to a different folder and returns the copied message. Use this to duplicate a message into another folder for reference; for moving use move-message.

User List Calendar View on Outlook

Lists events in a specific time range using calendarView and returns event ids and scheduling fields. Use this to fetch meetings between startDateTime and endDateTime for planning, agenda creation, or availability checks.

User Create Forward Draft on Outlook

Creates a forward draft for a message and returns the draft message. Use this to edit recipients/body and add attachments before sending the forwarded email.

Delete Event on Outlook

Deletes an event by id and returns deletion result. Use this to cancel meetings you own; to RSVP without deleting use accept/decline/tentative tools.

Create Junkemail Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a subfolder under the junkemail folder and returns the created folder including its id. Use this to create automation-specific folders under common well-known parents (e.g. Inbox/Triage).

User Create Calendar Group on Outlook

Creates a calendar group and returns the created group. Use this to organize calendars for automation or categorization of scheduling workflows.

Get Folder Rule on Outlook

Gets a message rule by id for a specific folder and returns full rule definition. Use this to audit or debug rule behavior for folder-scoped automation.

Create Todo List on Outlook

Creates a Microsoft To Do task list and returns the created list including id. Use this to set up automation task buckets before adding tasks.

User Folder Messages Delta on Outlook

Gets incremental changes (delta) for messages within a specific mail folder and returns changed message references plus a deltaLink. Use this to sync a specific folder (like Inbox) efficiently instead of scanning all messages.

User Create Todo Linked Resource on Outlook

Creates a linked resource under a To Do task and returns the created resource. Use this to attach a URL or external record reference to a task; for listing use list-linked-resources.

User List Archive Messages on Outlook

Lists messages in the archive folder and returns message ids and selected fields. Use this for folder-scoped processing (e.g. inbox triage, sent audits); for cross-folder search use search-messages.

User List Mail Folders on Outlook

Lists mail folders and returns folder ids, display names, counts, and hierarchy hints. Use this to discover folder ids needed for listing folder messages or moving mail.

Delete Contact on Outlook

Deletes a contact by id and returns deletion result. Use this to remove outdated contacts; for confirming the record first use get-contact.

List Folder Messages on Outlook

Lists messages inside a specific folder and returns message ids and selected fields. Use this to process Inbox/Sent/Archive-like folders; for single message content use get-message.

Send Draft on Outlook

Sends an existing draft message by id and returns the send result. Use this after composing a draft (and optionally adding attachments) when you want to send exactly that draft.

User Create Sentitems Subfolder on Outlook

Creates a subfolder under the sentitems folder and returns the created folder including its id. Use this to create automation-specific folders under common well-known parents (e.g. Inbox/Triage).

User Update Message on Outlook

Updates a message (commonly a draft) and returns updated metadata. Use this to adjust subject/body/recipients or flags; for deleting use the delete-message tool.

User List Junkemail Child Folders on Outlook

Lists child folders under the junkemail folder and returns child folder ids and names. Use this to traverse mailbox structure under well-known folders for automation setups.

List Group Calendars on Outlook

Lists calendars in a calendar group and returns calendar ids and names. Use this to find calendars under a groupId for group-scoped scheduling workflows.

User Move Message on Outlook

Moves a message to a different folder and returns the moved message. Use this to archive or triage mail; for copying without removal use copy-message.

List Contact Folder Children on Outlook

Lists child contact folders and returns ids and names. Use this to traverse contact folder hierarchies when contacts are organized into nested folders.

Get Deleteditems Folder on Outlook

User Search Contacts on Outlook

Forward Email on Outlook

Forwards a message to new recipients and returns the response result. Use this to share an existing email thread or attachment; for sending a new email use send-email.

User Update Todo List on Outlook

Updates a Microsoft To Do list (e.g. rename) and returns updated metadata. Use this to manage list names and organization; for deleting use delete-todo-list.

User Delete Contact on Outlook

Deletes a contact by id and returns deletion result. Use this to remove outdated contacts; for confirming the record first use get-contact.

Delete Todo List on Outlook

Deletes a Microsoft To Do list by id and returns deletion result. Use this to clean up automation lists; ensure tasks are no longer needed before deleting.

User List Calendar Groups on Outlook

Lists calendar groups and returns group ids and names. Use this to organize multiple calendars (work/personal/shared) and to discover groupId for group-scoped calendar listing.

Get Todo Checklist Item on Outlook

Gets a checklist item by id and returns its title, checked state, and metadata. Use this to inspect a single subtask before updating or deleting it.

Connect Outlook MCP using Adopt AI in 3 Simple Steps

Run a single command in your terminal to install the Outlook MCP server locally, no complex setup, no cloud dependency.
A browser window opens automatically, where you can securely authenticate with your Outlook account with one click.
Restart your AI client, and your agents instantly have full access to emails, calendars, contacts, and every Outlook object, ready to read, write, and automate.

Use Cases for Outlook MCP

With Adopt AI, your agents can tap into Outlook's full email and calendar capabilities. Here are five ways teams use the Outlook MCP integration:

1. Automated Email Triage & Routing

AI agents analyze incoming Outlook emails, categorize them by topic or urgency, and route them to the appropriate team members or folders.

2. Meeting Scheduling & Coordination

AI agents manage Outlook calendars, find available time slots across participants, and automatically schedule meetings with agendas and invitations.

3. Follow-Up & Reminder Automation

Automatically track unanswered Outlook emails and generate follow-up reminders or draft responses based on conversation context and priority.

4. Cross-App Communication Sync

AI agents sync Outlook emails and calendar events with CRMs, project tools, and messaging platforms to keep all communications in one place.

5. Email Analytics & Productivity Reporting

AI agents analyze Outlook email patterns, response times, and meeting loads to generate productivity insights and workload recommendations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need my own developer credentials to use Outlook MCP with Adopt AI?

No, you can get started immediately using Adopt AI's built-in Outlook integration. For production use, we recommend configuring your own API credentials for greater control and security.

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Can I connect Outlook with other apps through Adopt AI?

Yes! Adopt AI supports multi-app workflows, so your AI agents can seamlessly move data between Outlook and CRMs, spreadsheets, messaging platforms, and more.

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Is Adopt AI secure?

Absolutely. Adopt AI is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and ISO/IEC 27001 compliant, and adheres to EU GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA standards. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data. Learn more here.

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What happens if the Outlook API changes?

Adopt AI maintains and updates all integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions, no manual maintenance required.

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Do I need coding skills to set up the Outlook integration?

Not at all. Adopt AI's zero-shot API discovery means your agents understand Outlook's schema on first contact. Setup takes minutes with no code required.

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How do I set up custom Outlook MCP in Adopt AI?

For a step-by-step guide on creating and configuring your own Outlook API credentials with Adopt AI, see here.