Turn Outlook emails into focused news briefs
Keep research moving without opening another tab.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
News requests buried in email create context switching and slow decisions.
- Get relevant headlines beside the original request
- Reduce manual searching
- Keep research tied to incoming context
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Currents api in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Inbox breaking news brief.
- 3Tell Notis to read each new email, identify its news topic, and return a concise latest headlines brief from Currents api.
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real email containing a topic or question.
Questions about this workflow
Can this process every email?
Yes. Tell Notis to focus only on messages that contain a clear news request or topic.
What does the result include?
It can include recent Currents api headlines and a short relevance summary.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Activities Watch
Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get User Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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