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Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager software system from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Though primarily an email client, Outlook also includes such functions as calendaring, task managing, contact managing, note-taking, journal logging and web browsing.

Creating a Microsoft Outlook connection​

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

Using OAuth​

Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Microsoft Outlook icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Click Outlook to authenticate using OAuth.
  5. Sign in using your credentials.

Using App Registration​

To create the connection you need:

  • A Client ID
  • A Client Secret
  • A Tenant ID

Obtaining the credentials​

  1. Log into the Azure Portal.

  2. Go to the Azure Active Directory resource.

    Azure Active Directory Resource

  3. In the left-hand menu, click App registrations.

    App Registrations

  4. Select the app for which you want to grant permission.

    My App

  5. In the left-hand menu, click API permissions.

    API Permissions

  6. Click Add a permission and select Microsoft Graph.

    Add Permission

  7. Click Application permissions and select the following permission:

    • Calendars.Read
    • Calendars.ReadBasic.All
    • Calendars.ReadWrite
    • Sites.ReadWrite.All
    • Mail.ReadBasic.All
    • MailboxSettings.Read
    • MailboxSettings.ReadWrite

    Application Permissions

  8. Click Add permissions to save the changes.

  9. Click Grant admin consent for <your tenant> on the API permissions page.

    Grant Admin Consent

Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Microsoft Outlook icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select App Registration as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The Client ID
    • The Client Secret
    • The Tenant ID
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.