Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Automation with Outlook and Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Outlook and Slack. 16 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 7

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

  1. 1When clicking "Execute Workflow"Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get all unread messagesMicrosoft OutlookService
  4. 4Mark as readMicrosoft OutlookService
  5. 5Split In BatchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Find indicators of compromiseCodeLogic
  7. 7Not empty?FilterLogic
  8. 8Has URL?IfLogic
  9. 9sends slack messageSlackService
  10. 10URLScan: Scan URLUrl Scan IoService
  11. 11VirusTotal: Scan URLHttp RequestService
  12. 12No error?IfLogic
  13. 13VirusTotal: Get reportHttp RequestService
  14. 14Merge ReportsMergeLogic
  15. 15Wait 1 MinuteWaitLogic
  16. 16URLScan: Get reportUrl Scan IoService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Outlook, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Outlook and Slack accounts. 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.