How to verify email has been sent w/ Outlook Send an Email

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What is the best way to verify that an email was sent using the Outlook channel's Send an Email step? I would like to update a record's status to Sent after I've verified that it's associated email has been. I don't see a way to reference the email's status or id after the Send Email step.

I have tried a few things -

1. After sending the email, use the Search Emails step to find the email in the Sent folder. I create a secret key, put it in the email's body, but can't get this to work. I receive only the error: Validation error: {'query': 'required field'}.

2. We have the Sent folder already set up as a Connected table. I could force the table to refresh and then look it up there. There could be several emails being sent within the pipeline run, and I would have to do this in a loop which isn't ideal.

Any other ideas on how to verify an email has been sent using the Outlook Send an Email step?

maria · Answer

I like to have it BCC myself a copy when the original goes out and just have an Outlook rule that filters all of these into it's own folder so it doesn't clutter my Inbox. That way, if I need to see what went out, I know exactly where to find it.&nbsp;

maria · Answer

If, you're looking for a delivery response, like a bounce response, then the short answer is there is not a way to capture that with either the pipeline or your QB app - that I know of. It's entirely possible someone knows of some kind of email or API manipulation voodoo that could help here, but I'm afraid I don't.&nbsp;

team_kinnect · Answer

Thanks, Maria. I am looking for a way to verify while in the Pipeline run, so that I can use that verification to update the record's status to Sent.

maria · Answer

Is there a reason why you wouldn't make it the next step in your pipeline after the Outlook step?&nbsp;

team_kinnect · Answer

I just haven't been able to get it to work. There's no reference data from the Send Email step in future steps, so there's nothing to work with there. And I added a&nbsp; Search Email step after the Send Email, but PL can't find the email in the Sent box&nbsp; and ends the Pipeline run (although I can see it in Outlook in the Sent box).

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