Overview
Microsoft 365 mail via IMAP/SMTP – fallback for cases where full Microsoft Graph isn't appropriate. Requires app password or basic auth (limited).
- Regions: Microsoft 365 global.
- Plans: Business/Enterprise subscriptions.
Setting up the connection
- Microsoft 365 → enable IMAP (admin may have it off).
- App password OR Basic auth (Microsoft deprecating Basic for personal accounts).
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Office 365 IMAP. Paste credentials.
Find your credentials at https://account.microsoft.com/security.
Rate limits
Microsoft IMAP/SMTP standard limits.
Data model
Standard mail (same as generic-mail).
Available operations
9 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Count Emails | General | Count emails in a folder |
| Delete Email | General | Delete an email |
| Fetch Email | General | Fetch a complete email by UID |
| List Folders | General | List mailbox folders |
| Mark Read | General | Mark an email as read |
| Mark Unread | General | Mark an email as unread |
| Move Email | General | Move an email to another folder |
| Search Emails | General | Search for emails in a mailbox folder |
| Send Email | General | Send an email via SMTP |
Operations
Count Emails
Count emails in a folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Folder folder | No | text |
Delete Email
Delete an email
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Fetch Email
Fetch a complete email by UID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
List Folders
List mailbox folders
No input parameters.
Mark Read
Mark an email as read
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Mark Unread
Mark an email as unread
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Folder folder | No | text |
Move Email
Move an email to another folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Uid uid | Yes | text | |
Source Folder source_folder | No | text | |
Dest Folder dest_folder | Yes | text |
Search Emails
Search for emails in a mailbox folder
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Folder folder | No | text | |
Criteria criteria | No | text | |
Limit limit | No | number |
Tips
- Standard IMAP SEARCH. Not Microsoft Search's full power.
Send Email
Send an email via SMTP
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
To to | Yes | text | |
Subject subject | Yes | text | |
Body body | No | text | |
Html html | No | text | |
Cc cc | No | text | |
Bcc bcc | No | text | |
Attachments attachments | No | textarea | |
Sender sender | No | text |
FAQ
- vs Microsoft Graph connector?
- Graph: full M365 surface (calendar, files, Teams). IMAP: just mail. Use Graph when possible.