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Archive Outlook email attachments to OneDrive with SharePoint

Started by a clock, and works across Outlook. 16 steps, 3 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Every HourSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Workflow Error TriggerError triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get Unread Emails with AttachmentsMicrosoft OutlookService
  4. 4Send Error EmailMicrosoft OutlookService
  5. 5Has Emails?IfLogic
  6. 6Is Upload Error?IfLogic
  7. 7Process One Email at a TimeSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8No Emails - DoneNo OpLogic
  9. 9Log Failed Upload to SharePointMicrosoft Share PointService
  10. 10Get Email AttachmentsMicrosoft OutlookService
  11. 11Build Folder Path + Decode AttachmentCodeLogic
  12. 12Has File Attachments?IfLogic
  13. 13Upload to OneDriveMicrosoft One DriveService
  14. 14Aggregate Attachment UploadsCodeLogic
  15. 15Log to SharePoint Audit ListMicrosoft Share PointService
  16. 16Mark Email as ReadMicrosoft OutlookService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 3 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Outlook
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Outlook account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.