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Microsoft Teams + OmniFocus

Microsoft Teams + OmniFocus

Microsoft Teams + OmniFocus integrations

Create OmniFocus tasks from new Microsoft Teams channel messages

Ensure your team's communication in Microsoft Teams fuel your productivity. Use this automation to create a new task in OmniFocus whenever there's a new channel message in Microsoft Teams. Stay on top of your work by turning chats into actionable tasks, without the need to shuffle between apps. This workflow offers an efficient solution to delegating tasks, ensuring important discussions are promptly acted upon.

When this happens...
New Channel MessageTriggers when a new message is posted in a channel. Requires installation of the Zapier app from the Teams Store.
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Create TaskCreates a new task in your OmniFocus Inbox.
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- Team
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Polling
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- Chat
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- Exclude messages by you?
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Polling
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- Team
  Required
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Polling
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
  Required
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- Team Member
  Required
Action
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- Chat
  Required
- Message
  Required
- Message Text
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- Message Text Format
Action
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
  Required
- Message ID
  Required
- Message Text Format
- Reply Content
  Required
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
  Required
- Message Text
  Required
- Message Text Format
Action
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- Send To
  Required
- Message Text (Optional)
- Card Type
  Required
Action
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- Chat
  Required
- Message ID
  Required
Action
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- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
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- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
  Required
- Message ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Chat ID
  Required
- Message ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Team
  Required
- Channel Name
  Required
- Include Archived Channels
Action
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
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- Member
- Highlight Word
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Polling
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New Chat
Triggers when a new chat is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Team
  Required
- Channel
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Trigger
Polling
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- Team
  Required
- Channel Name
  Required
- Description
- Favorite for All?
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- Team Member(s)
  Required
- Message Text Format
- Message Text
  Required
Action
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- Team
  Required
- Channel Name
  Required
- Description
Action
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- Team
  Required
- Public Channel
  Required
- Message Text
  Required
- Message Text Format
Action
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- Chat
  Required
- Message Text Format
- Message Text
  Required
Action
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- Availability
  Required
- Duration (Minutes)
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- Info
- Display Name
- First Name
- Last Name
- Mobile Phone
- Business Phone
- About Me
- Birthday
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- Team
  Required
- Channel ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Chat ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Search by
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Action
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- Title
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- Note
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About Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork in Office 365 that integrates all the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.

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