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Send Close SMS alerts for urgent Outlook emails

Urgent inbox signals reach the sales workflow immediately.

Trigger

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

Action

Create SMS Message

This tool creates a new sms message in close. the tool allows sending immediate sms messages or logging received sms messages using the provided phone numbers and message content. it includes parameters such as local phone, remote phone, text, status, and source.

Why this helps

Time-sensitive customer requests wait because email is checked too late.

  • Surface urgent requests faster
  • Keep escalation history in Close
  • Reduce inbox monitoring

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Outlook and Close in Notis once.
  • 2Create a new automation and name it.
  • 3Tell Notis to identify urgent sales messages and create a Close SMS message with a concise alert and the available phone details.
  • 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger.
  • 5Choose a report channel, then test with one urgent message.

Questions about this workflow

Does this send a text or log one?

Describe whether the Close action should send an immediate SMS or log a received message.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Close. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Outlook triggers

Close actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create SMS Message

This tool creates a new sms message in close. the tool allows sending immediate sms messages or logging received sms messages using the provided phone numbers and message content. it includes parameters such as local phone, remote phone, text, status, and source.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Call

Creates a new call record in close.com. this tool allows you to log both inbound and outbound calls associated with a lead, supporting parameters such as lead id, direction, and optional support for contact id, phone, duration, note, recording url, and user id.

ActionInstant

New Contact Added

Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.

TriggerInstant

Create Lead

This tool creates a new lead in close crm. it allows users to create a lead with basic company information and optional contact details, including company name, description, website url, lead status, contacts, and addresses. it operates by sending a request to the api endpoint /lead/ on the close crm platform.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Create Task

This tool creates a new task in close.com. tasks are used to track to-do items and can be associated with leads. the tool will create a task with the specified parameters using the provided text, due date, and is complete flags.

ActionInstant

New Calendar Event

Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Delete Call

This tool allows you to delete a specific call activity in close.com. it is useful for removing incorrectly logged calls or cleaning up call records. the action deletes a call activity using its unique call id and cannot be undone.

ActionInstant

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

Get Notes

This tool retrieves a list of note activities from close. it allows users to fetch notes with optional filtering parameters, including filtering by lead id, user id, and date ranges. the tool returns details such as note content, creation and update dates, and any associated attachments.

ActionInstant

New Sent Message

Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Outlook and Close, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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