Turn new Outlook lead emails into Apify research runs
Move from inbox signal to web research without breaking focus.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Run Actor Asynchronously
Tool to run a specific actor asynchronously. use when you need to trigger an actor run without waiting for completion and retrieve its run details immediately.
Why this helps
Lead research gets delayed when a promising email arrives during a busy workday.
- Start research immediately after a lead email arrives
- Keep prospect context attached to the run
- Reduce manual copy and paste between inbox and research tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Apify in Notis once
- 2Create an automation named for lead research
- 3Tell Notis to launch the chosen Apify Actor using the new email context
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real lead email
Questions about this workflow
Can the email body be used as Actor input?
Yes. Tell Notis what context to pass from the received message, and provide any required Actor input format.
Does this wait for the Actor to finish?
No. This workflow starts an asynchronous run and reports its run details.
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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