How to save Tally respondents as new contacts in Outlook Contacts

Relay.app is an automation tool that lets you automate actions across Tally, 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 new form submission in Tally using Relay.app.
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Create your playbook and set the Tally trigger as "New form submission

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

To setup this playbook, click "Add trigger" and then select "New form submission" under Tally. Then, select the form. If this is your first time using a Tally integration in Relay.app, you'll be prompted to connect your Tally account.

Now, every time there is a new form submission in Tally, your playbook will run automatically.

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 submission is received in Tally form.

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 submission received in Tally form 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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