How to set up the Dropbox Dash connector for Microsoft Outlook

You can connect your Microsoft Outlook account to Dropbox Dash so you can access and search your Microsoft Outlook content directly within Dash. This requires OAuth authentication to ensure Dash only retrieves information relevant to your data, giving you full control over what Dash can access. Dash strictly follows the OAuth model, meaning it only accesses the data you specifically permit.

Integration features

For Microsoft Outlook, Dash captures the following details:

• Events: Dash gathers basic event information such as date, event title, location, and attendee list to power event search and the calendar widget.
• Messages: Dash gathers basic email information such as the sender, recipient, subject line, body text, timestamp, and attachment names.
• Files: Dash gathers basic information about the file such as the file name, size, and file type for search capabilities.
• Contacts: Dash gathers basic contact information such as the contact name, email, and profile image to enhance email and calendar search capabilities.

API usage

When connecting Microsoft Outlook with Dropbox Dash, Dash requests the following authorizations:

• Have full access to your calendars: Allows Dash to read, update, create, and delete events in your calendars.
• Read your mail: Allows Dash to read email in your mailbox.

How content syncing works

• Content sync begins immediately after establishing a connection, to ensure you can start searching right away, prioritizing the most relevant data.
• Activity feed refers to content that a user has interacted with through actions such as preview, upload, create, comment, open, modify,/update, share, and shared-with-me.
• Incremental sync occurs every 15 minutes.
• The Dash connector syncs content from the past six months.

How to connect Microsoft Outlook to Dropbox Dash

1. Open Dropbox Dash.
2. Click Apps near the bottom of the left sidebar.
3. Locate Microsoft Outlook in the apps list.
4. Click (add) on the right to connect the app.
5. When prompted, log in to your Microsoft Outlook account and select an account to connect to Dash.
6. Click Accept to continue.

If the connection is successful, you’ll see a confirmation message at the bottom of the page.

How to check your connected apps

1. To check your connected apps, open Dropbox Dash.
2. Click Apps near the bottom of the left sidebar. Microsoft Outlook should display in the Added section.