Integrate Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce to automate your work

Google Logo Start with Google for free
SalesforceSalesforce
2. Choose an Action
The event an automation performs after it's triggered
Endless possibilities

Top companies trust Zapier to automate work that solves their unique business problems—no coding required.

How Zapier works

Zapier makes it easy to integrate Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce - no code necessary. See how you can get setup in minutes.

Select a trigger from Microsoft Outlook

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow. For example, with Microsoft Outlook, a trigger could be "Calendar Event Start."
A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from Salesforce

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with Salesforce, the action could be "Add Contact to Campaign."
An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

That’s it! You just connected Microsoft Outlook to Salesforce

With Zapier, it’s never been easier to connect your apps together and automate your most tedious work. Save hours every month.
Triggers and actions are the main components of every automated workflow.

Zapier is the automation platform of choice for 87% of Forbes Cloud 100 companies in 2023

G2 Badge - Best Est. ROI - Winter 2024
G2 Badge - Best Results - Winter 2024
G2 Badge - Most Implementable - Winter 2024
G2 Badge - Leader Mid-Market - Winter 2024

93%

Customers who say using Zapier has made them better at their job

25m

Customers have created over 25 million Zaps on the platform

6 mins

The average user takes less than 6 minutes to set up a Zap

Make work flow with AI

Level up your Microsoft Outlook to Salesforce integration with AI. Extract, summarize, and transform your integration data with leading AI models like OpenAI, Anthropic, and more.
Illustration of AI enhancing Zapier workflows with automation and app integrations.

Frequently Asked Questions about Microsoft Outlook + Salesforce integrations

New to automation with Zapier? You're not alone. Here are some answers to common questions about how Zapier works with Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce

You can integrate Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce by using our platform to set up automated workflows, or 'Zaps'. This involves selecting Microsoft Outlook as the trigger app and defining an event such as receiving a new email. Then, choose Salesforce as the action app where you'll determine what needs to happen in Salesforce, like creating a new contact.

When integrating Outlook with Salesforce, you can use triggers like 'New Email', 'New Contact', or 'New Calendar Event' from Outlook. These triggers can initiate various actions in Salesforce such as creating leads or updating existing records.

Yes, by setting up an integration where a new event in your Outlook calendar acts as a trigger, you can automate the creation of corresponding events in Salesforce. This ensures your scheduling is synchronized across both platforms.

To update contacts in Salesforce when they change in Outlook, set up a Zap that uses the 'Updated Contact' trigger from Microsoft Outlook. Then select the appropriate action such as updating an existing record in Salesforce to keep your contact information consistent.

You can automatically sync emails by configuring an integration where new incoming emails on Outlook serve as triggers to create compatible email activities within Salesforce. This integration ensures that all relevant communications are stored within your CRM.

If your Zaps aren't triggering correctly, check if the chosen trigger events occur properly on our platform and verify that all account connections are active and authorized. It may assist to review any filters or options configured during Zap setup that might prevent triggering.

Certainly! While setting up Zaps between Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce, you have customization flexibility including choosing specific data fields for transfer, setting filtering conditions for tight control over information flow, and tailoring actions to meet unique workflow needs.

Connect Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce to integrate crucial parts of your business

With Zapier, you can integrate everything from basic data entry to end-to-end processes. Here are some of the business-critical workflows that people automate with Zapier.

Automate your lead management and improve conversions

With Zapier, you can automate every part of your lead funnel and give yourself the best chance at converting leads. Automate everything from lead capture to outreach to reporting—and close more deals as a result.
An illustration representing how to automate lead management with Zapier.

Create more impactful campaigns with automation

Measuring campaign performance across platforms can get chaotic. Plus, digging up the right metrics costs you precious time and effort. With Zapier, you can create a centralized view of your performance, skillfully manage your lists, and ensure your campaigns drive ROI across the business.
An illustration representing how to measure campaign impact with Zapier.

Provide world-class support with a little help from automation

Support reps can't be productive when they have to track down crucial information for every incident or ticket. With Zapier, you can automatically send your reps the context they need to resolve tickets quickly and create a seamless customer experience.
An illustration representing how to automate customer support with Zapier.

Automate your way to actionable, up-to-date data

The days of manually exporting and importing data are over. With Zapier, you can send data where it needs to go, in the format you need it—so you can centralize your data and unlock more insights.
An illustration representing how to move and manage data with Zapier.

Resolve incidents faster with automation

Your technical support team wants to focus on tech tickets rather than admin work. With Zapier, you can automate everything from ticket creation to routing to inter-team communication—eliminating friction from incident management and increasing speed to resolution.
An illustration of a flow chart representing how to resolve tickets and incidents with Zapier.

Connect Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce to unlock the power of automation

With Zapier's 7,000 integrations, you can unify your tools within a connected system to improve your team's efficiency and deepen their impact.

Choose a Trigger
Start here
arrow pointing down
Start here
arrow pointing down
Choose an Action

Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

    • Calendar
    • Time Before
      Required
    • Time Before (Unit)
      Required
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Parent Folder
      Required
    • Child Folder
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Contact Folder
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Parent Folder
      Required
    • Child Folder
    • Search terms
      Required
    • Note
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
  • Microsoft Outlook triggers, actions, and search
    Cancelled Calendar Event

    Triggers when an event is cancelled.

    Trigger
    Instant
    Try It
    • Calendar
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Shared Inbox
    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
  • Microsoft Outlook triggers, actions, and search
    New Flagged Email

    Triggers when a new email is flagged.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It

Learn how to automate Microsoft Outlook on the Zapier blog

Learn how to automate Salesforce on the Zapier blog

microsoft-outlook logo
microsoft-outlook logo
About Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.
Learn moreHelp
Related categories
  • Calendar
  • Email
  • Microsoft
Similar apps
Gmail integrationsGmail integrations
  • Gmail
  • Email, Google
    Zoho Mail integrationsZoho Mail integrations
  • Zoho Mail
  • Email, Zoho
    salesforce logo
    salesforce logo
    About Salesforce
    Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship manager (CRM) application.
    Learn moreHelp
    Related categories
    • CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
    Similar apps
    Zapier Interfaces integrationsZapier Interfaces integrations
  • Zapier Interfaces
  • App Builder, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Forms & Surveys, Zapier

    Connect Microsoft Outlook to Salesforce on the world's largest no-code automation platform

    Google Logo Sign up with Google