Start an Anchor browser session from a new Outlook email
Turn an incoming email into a ready-to-use research workspace.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Start Browser Session
Tool to start a new browser session with optional customizations. use when you need to programmatically allocate an isolated browser instance with recording, proxy, live view, and feature toggles.
Why this helps
Opening a browser, finding the right site, and setting up a clean session adds friction when an email needs immediate investigation.
- Cuts setup time for email-driven research
- Creates an isolated browser workspace
- Keeps urgent follow-up moving
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Anchor browser in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named for email research sessions.
- 3Tell Notis to start a browser session when a new email needs web research.
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test it with one real message and review the session result.
Questions about this workflow
Can this run for every new email?
Yes. The automation can start for each New Outlook Message event, while your instruction tells Notis which messages merit research.
Does it open a specific website?
The Start Browser Session action allocates the session. Include any approved starting URL in your instruction if your setup supports it.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Anchor browser. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Anchor browser actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Profile
Tool to create a new browser profile from an active session. use after ending a session to persist cookies and cache.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Profile
Tool to delete a browser profile by id. use after confirming the profile exists.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
End All Sessions
Tool to end all active browser sessions. use after confirming a security concern when you need to immediately close every session for the authenticated user.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
End Browser Session
Tool to end a specific browser session by id. use after confirming the session id you want to terminate.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get Profile
Tool to fetch details for a specific browser profile by id. use after you know the profile id and need its settings and session information.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Get Webpage Content
Tool to retrieve rendered content of a webpage in html or markdown format. use when you need to fetch a page’s full content, optionally within an existing browser session.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
List Agent Resources
Tool to list agent resources (files) for a given session. use after establishing a browser session to retrieve agent-uploaded files.
List All Sessions Status
Tool to list the status of all active browser sessions. use after authenticating when you need to retrieve an up-to-date overview of all sessions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Anchor browser, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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