Turn a research brief email into a reusable Apify task
Convert a clear request into repeatable collection work.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Why this helps
Recurring research instructions get rebuilt from scratch in email threads.
- Create repeatable collection setup
- Reduce retyping of research instructions
- Give recurring requests a durable home
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Apify in Notis once
- 2Create an automation for reusable research tasks
- 3Tell Notis how to identify a recurring brief and configure the task
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one complete brief
Questions about this workflow
Does creating the task run it?
No. It creates the task configuration. Run it separately when needed.
What if the brief is incomplete?
Instruct Notis to report the missing details instead of creating a partial task.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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