Getting values from reply to Outlook module: 'Create and send message'

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Hi. I have a scenario where Outlook module ‘Create and send message’ sends an email to me asking to fill in some values that I will need to contunue the automation. How to do so that it will wait until I reply to that message with values and then to use these values from my reply? hope it’s understandable :slight_smile:

many thanks!

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Hi @Andrej_M, I’d do this way :

x Send the mail from the outlook (an empty form). Include some unique identifier in its’ subject to identify this type of mails, like #emptyform199abcd.
x Set up a filter in my outlook to apply a label when subject contains #emptyform199abcd.
x Set up a scenario : either periodically check with ‘Watch mails’ or set up a custom mailhook with forwarding & filtering to activate the scenario 2

edit : filter mails containing label ‘#emptyform199abcd’ to not work on other type of mails. or instead of label, just filter subject here. I just think label is more ‘clean’ for your mailbox, too :slight_smile: .

scenario will take this mail and try to find variables. for example :

Mail 1 (empty form)
“Please fill in values
a :
b :”

Mail 2 (your reply)
“a : 1
b : 2”

Then search with regex all global matches to (key):(value) (ask chatgpt for this) and you’ll record an array of keys with their values. Then you can use ‘send mail’ modules that accept variables being filled (we use Mailjet with template) and it’s done.

Mention me if it’s not clear.