Learning about email connectors and actions

One of the most common scenarios for end-user automation is email. Microsoft Power Automate can connect natively to different types of email systems, such as Office 365, Outlook.com, and Gmail.Additionally, there are third-party plugins such as Mailparser that further enhance the ability of Microsoft Power Automate to process messages.When processing a mailbox, there are several types of actions available, depending on the data source. Popular actions include the following:

• Creating or deleting a calendar event
• Creating or deleting a contact
• Flagging an email (such as the Importance flag)
• Forwarding and replying to an email or sending a new one
• Marking an email as read
• Downloading an attachment

As you saw in the previous chapter, you are able to access dynamic content – properties, metadata, and content related to a unique item. When manipulating mailbox...