Teams and Outlook, working together.
this+that reads Microsoft Teams messages alongside Outlook email — not as separate tools, but as one unified stream of incoming work. An urgent Teams message triggers the same workflows as an urgent email. The entire Microsoft 365 stack, coordinated.
OAuth via Microsoft identity — same flow as Outlook
this+that connects to Microsoft Teams using the same Microsoft OAuth flow as Outlook. Authorize once for your M365 tenant and both channels are connected. We request read access to the Teams messages and channels you want to monitor, plus the ability to send messages as workflow actions. Enterprise organizations can authorize through the standard admin consent flow. Revoke access from your Microsoft account settings at any time.
Workflows triggered by Teams
Describe the workflow in plain language. this+that handles the routing, whether it starts in Teams, email, or both.
"When someone posts in the #incidents Teams channel, create a DoBox task and email the on-call list"
Teams incident alerts that automatically create tasks and trigger email notifications — no manual escalation.
"When a customer sends an email, post a summary to the #customer-success channel with the account name"
Email-to-Teams routing. The right team sees the right context in the right channel.
"When a manager sends a Teams message mentioning a deadline, add it to DoBox with a due date"
Deadline tracking from Teams conversations. No more fishing through channels to find what was committed.
"If an Outlook email has 'contract' in the subject, post a notification to #legal in Teams and create a task"
Cross-channel routing. One incoming email triggers both a Teams alert and a task in DoBox.
"Every Monday morning, post the week's open tasks from DoBox to the team channel"
Scheduled task digests to Teams channels. Kick off the week without a standup meeting.
"When a deal closes in HubSpot, post the win to #wins in Teams and email the account owner"
CRM-to-Teams celebration workflows. HubSpot triggers it; Teams and email deliver the news.
Commitments extracted from Teams channels and DMs
Teams messages scanned for tasks
DoBox reads monitored Teams channels and DMs and extracts requests, follow-ups, and deadlines — alongside everything from email. One task view for both.
Works with channels and DMs
Monitor entire channels, specific threads, or direct messages. DoBox extracts commitments from wherever work gets discussed.
M365-wide task visibility
Tasks from Outlook and Teams appear together in DoBox. No switching between apps to see what needs action across the full Microsoft stack.
Source context stays attached
Every task extracted from Teams links back to the original message or thread. When it's time to follow up, the context is one click away.
The full M365 stack, in one place
Teams is most powerful when combined with Outlook. Connect both and this+that treats your entire Microsoft 365 communication stack as a single stream. A customer email and a Teams channel alert can trigger the same workflow step. Add HubSpot via MCP and CRM updates happen from either channel. Add GitHub for engineering workflows that span code reviews, Teams threads, and email — all automated.
See what's waiting across your M365 stack.
Connect Outlook and Teams together to get a free analysis of the tasks and workflows waiting in your messages.
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