How to automatically create new contacts in Outlook Contacts for each email received in Microsoft Outlook

Relay.app is an automation tool that lets you automate actions across Outlook Mail, Outlook Contacts, and many other apps. In this guide, we'll show you how to automatically run the “get or create contact” action in Outlook Contacts for each email received in Outlook Mail using Relay.app.
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Create your playbook and set the Outlook trigger as "Email received"

After creating your playbook, you can proceed to add your trigger. The trigger detects changes in your connected apps and responds to your playbook.

To setup this playbook, click "Add trigger" and then select "Email received" under Outlook. Then, select also trigger for incoming replies. This will allow your playbook to automatically detect the newly received email in Outlook and initiate necessary actions.

If this is your first time using a Outlook integration in Relay.app, a prompt will guide you through the connection process.

2

Add the "Get or create contact" in Outlook Contacts automation

Integrate the Outlook Contacts automation into your playbook to ensure the prompt creation of a new contact in Outlook Contacts when a new email is received in Outlook.

Click the "Add step" button, then locate the "Get or create contact" automation for Outlook Contacts and input the mandatory and relevant details.

If your Outlook Contacts account isn't already connected to Relay.app, you will be prompted to complete that connection. Make sure to allow the necessary permissions for Relay.app to sync with your Outlook Contacts account.

3

Activate your Relay.app playbook

Activating your playbook is the final step to automate the creation of a new contact in Outlook Contacts. Once turned on, it will respond to each new email received in Outlook by creating a new contact in Outlook Contacts without manual intervention.

To enable your playbook, click the toggle button located in the header. It is advisable to perform a test run of your playbook beforehand to ensure all steps work seamlessly together and reminders are being sent correctly.

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