Microsoft Outlook integration - Amazon Quick
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Microsoft Outlook integration

Use the Microsoft Outlook action connector to access Outlook's email, calendar, and contact APIs directly in Amazon Quick through natural language.

Setting up this integration involves two steps. First, you register an application in Microsoft Entra and configure its permissions. Then, you create the integration in Amazon Quick and connect it to your Entra app. For information about the authentication methods that Amazon Quick supports, see Authentication methods.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following before you set up the integration.

Configure Microsoft Entra

Before you configure Amazon Quick, create an app registration in Microsoft Entra. Complete all of the following steps in Entra before moving to the Amazon Quick console.

For more information about app registrations, see Register an application with the Microsoft identity platform in the Microsoft documentation.

Register the application

  1. Open the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  2. In the left navigation, choose Entra ID, then choose App registrations.

  3. Choose New registration.

  4. For Name, enter a descriptive name for your integration.

  5. For Supported account types, choose Accounts in this organizational directory only.

  6. For Redirect URI, select Web and enter https://{region}.quicksight.aws.amazon.com/sn/oauthcallback. Replace {region} with the AWS Region where your Amazon Quick instance is deployed.

  7. Choose Register.

  8. On the overview page, copy the Application (client) ID and Directory (tenant) ID. You need these values for the Amazon Quick configuration.

Create a client secret

Amazon Quick needs a client secret to authenticate with Microsoft Entra. This secret acts as a password for the app registration.

  1. From your app registration, choose Certificates & secrets.

  2. Choose New client secret.

  3. Enter a description and choose an expiration period.

  4. Choose Add.

  5. Copy the Value immediately. This value is only displayed once.

Important

Copy the secret Value, not the Secret ID. The Value is the longer string used for authentication.

Configure API permissions

Microsoft Graph supports two permission types for this integration. Delegated permissions allow the app to act on behalf of a signed-in user. Application permissions allow the app to act without a signed-in user. For more information, see Overview of Microsoft Graph permissions in the Microsoft documentation.

  1. From your app registration, choose API permissions.

  2. Choose Add a permission, then choose Microsoft Graph.

  3. Choose Delegated permissions or Application permissions based on your authentication method, and add the permissions from the appropriate table below.

  4. Choose Grant admin consent for [your tenant name] to approve the permissions.

For user authentication (delegated permissions):

Add the following as Delegated permissions in your Entra app registration. For the full permissions reference, see Microsoft Graph permissions reference in the Microsoft documentation.

Outlook action integration – delegated permissions
Permission Description
Mail.ReadWrite Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete email in user mailboxes.
Mail.Send Allows the app to send mail as users in the organization.
Calendars.ReadWrite Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete events in user calendars.
Calendars.ReadWrite.Shared Allows the app to create, read, update and delete events in all calendars the user has permissions to access, including delegate and shared calendars.
User.Read Allows users to sign in to the app and allows the app to read the profile of signed-in users.
User.Read.All Allows the app to read the full set of profile properties of other users in your organization.
Contacts.Read Allows the app to read user contacts.
Place.Read.All Allows the app to read company places (conference rooms and room lists) for calendar events and other applications.
MailboxSettings.Read Allows the app to read the user's mailbox settings.
offline_access Allows the app to refresh access tokens without requiring the user to sign in again. This reduces how often users need to re-authenticate.
Note

User.Read.All and Place.Read.All require administrator consent. An administrator must grant consent before users can authenticate.

For service authentication (application permissions):

Add the following as Application permissions in your Entra app registration.

Outlook action integration – application permissions
Permission Description
Mail.ReadWrite Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete mail in all mailboxes.
Mail.Send Allows the app to send mail as any user.
Calendars.ReadWrite Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete events of all calendars.
User.Read.All Allows the app to read user profiles.
Contacts.Read Allows the app to read all contacts in all mailboxes.
Place.Read.All Allows the app to read company places (conference rooms and room lists) for calendar events and other applications.
MailboxSettings.Read Allows the app to read user's mailbox settings.
Important

With service authentication, all actions execute as the service account. Any user with access to this integration can perform actions across all mailboxes that the service account can access. Scope the application permissions appropriately for your organization's security requirements.

Record your credentials

Before leaving the Microsoft Entra admin center, confirm you have the following values. You need them for the Amazon Quick configuration.

Required credentials from Microsoft Entra
Value Where to find it
Application (client) ID App registration overview page
Directory (tenant) ID App registration overview page
Client secret value Certificates & secrets page

Set up the integration in Amazon Quick

After you complete the Entra configuration, create the integration in Amazon Quick.

  1. In the Amazon Quick console, choose Integrations.

  2. Choose the Actions tab.

  3. Choose Microsoft Outlook and choose the Add (plus "+") button.

  4. Fill in the integration details:

    • Name – Descriptive name for your Outlook integration.

    • Description (Optional) – Purpose of the integration.

  5. Choose your connection type and fill in the connection settings:

    1. For User authentication (OAuth), configure the following fields:

      • Base URL – https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0

      • Client ID – Application (client) ID from your Entra app registration.

      • Client Secret – Client secret value from your Entra app registration.

      • Token URL – https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/token

      • Auth URL – https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize

      • Redirect URL – https://{region}.quicksight.aws.amazon.com/sn/oauthcallback

    2. For Service authentication, configure the following fields:

      • Client ID – Application (client) ID from your Entra app registration.

      • Client Secret – Client secret value from your Entra app registration.

      • Token URL – https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/token

      • Scope – .default

  6. Choose Create and continue.

  7. Choose users to share the integration with.

  8. Choose Next.

Available actions

After you set up the integration, the following actions are available.

Microsoft Outlook available actions
Category Action Description
Email List User Mails View emails in a mailbox.
Email List Folder Messages View messages in a specific mail folder.
Email View Email Get email details by ID.
Email Send User Email Send a new email message.
Email Reply To Email Reply to an existing email.
Email Forward User Email Forward an email to other recipients.
Email Update Email Edit email properties.
Email Delete Email Remove an email from a mailbox.
Email Move Email To Folder Move an email to a different folder.
Email List Email Attachments View attachments on an email.
Email Get Attachment Get attachment details and content by ID.
Calendar List Calendar Events View events on a calendar.
Calendar List Calendar View View meetings in a specified date range.
Calendar Create Calendar Event Create a new meeting or appointment.
Calendar Update Calendar Event Modify an existing event.
Calendar Delete Calendar Event Remove an event from a calendar.
Calendar Find Meeting Times Suggest meeting times based on attendee availability.
Contacts List Contacts View contacts.
Users List Users View users in the organization.
Settings Get Mailbox Settings Read mailbox configuration.
Places List Places View meeting rooms and room lists.

Manage and troubleshoot

To edit, share, or delete your integration, see Managing existing integrations.

Authentication issues

  • Incorrect app registration – Verify the app registration in Microsoft Entra includes the required API permissions and that admin consent has been granted.

  • Expired client secret – Check if the client secret has expired in Certificates & secrets and generate a new one if needed.

  • Incorrect redirect URI – Verify the redirect URI in Microsoft Entra matches https://{region}.quicksight.aws.amazon.com/sn/oauthcallback.

Common error messages

  • Access denied. You do not have permission to perform this action – The authenticated user does not have the required permissions. Contact your administrator to verify and grant appropriate permissions.

  • AADSTS50020: User account from identity provider does not exist in tenant – The user account is not configured in the correct Microsoft Entra tenant. Verify the user account exists in the tenant that matches the Directory (tenant) ID in your app registration.