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Microsoft 365 Outlook

This guide explains how to set up the inflow from your Microsoft 365 Outlook email inbox to Paperbox by configuring Microsoft Entra and providing the required permissions.

Add a new "App registration"​

  1. Go to entra.microsoft.com

  2. Log in with your company email address and password

  3. Go to Applications and click on App registrations Application and app registration

  4. Click on New registration, this will open a new window. New App registration

    • Name the new App registration, ideally including the word "Paperbox" for easy identification.
    • Leave all settings on default
    • Click on registerNew App registration Steps

Add a new "Client Secret"​

  1. Go to Manage and click on Certificates and SecretsCertificates and Secrets
  2. Go to the Client secrets tab and create a new client secret with the button New Client Secret
    • Give it an appropriate description
    • Select an expiration date (at least 6 months) New client secret

Giving the correct permissions​

Paperbox requires Microsoft Graph permissions to securely access the inbox and manage email inflow for your organization.

  1. Go to API permissions, click on the Add permission button and search for Microsoft Graph add graph permissions

  2. Click on Delegated Permissions

    • Search for Openid permissions

      • Select email
      • Select offline.access
      • Select openid
      • Select profile Openid permissions

    • Seach for Mail

      • Select MailReadWrite (This does not allow Paperbox to Send emails)
      • If applicable also select MailReadWriteShared Mail permissions

  3. Click on Add permission

Provide Email Credentials​

To finalize the connection setup between Paperbox and your Outlook inbox, we will also need the email address and password associated with the account. This allows Paperbox to securely log in and access the inbox during the integration process.

Please provide:

  1. Email Address: The Outlook email address Paperbox will monitor.
  2. Password: The password for this email account.

Note: Your credentials are securely encrypted and stored by Paperbox. They are used solely for the purpose of integrating your inbox and ensuring secure access. We recommend generating a strong password for this purpose or using multi-factor authentication (MFA) where applicable.

What does Paperbox need at the end?​

  1. Application (client) ID
  2. Directory (Tenant) ID
  3. Client Secret Value (So not the secret ID)
  4. Expiration Date of the Client Secret
  5. Email Address and Password of the Outlook account

Once you’ve gathered the required details, please send them securely to Paperbox to complete the setup.