Message Source Types
ThinkAutomation can receive and automate messages from the following Message Source Types:
| Source | Details |
|---|---|
| Email - Office 365 | Read emails from an Office 365 or online Outlook account email folder. |
| Email - Exchange | Read emails from a Microsoft Exchange account email folder. |
| Email - Gmail | Read email items from a Gmail account. |
| Email - IMAP | Read emails from an IMAP enabled email account. |
| Email - POP3 | Read emails from a POP3 enabled email account. |
| Email - SendGrid | Receive new emails received via SendGrid. |
| Email - SMTP | Receive emails via the built-in SMTP mail server. |
| Web Form | Create a local or publicly accessible web form and receive form submissions for processing. |
| Web Chat | Create a local or publicly accessible web form with a conversation-style 'chat' UI. |
| Teams | Respond to @mentions from Microsoft Teams channels. |
| Database | Monitor a SQL database for new or updated records. |
| MongoDB | Monitor a MongoDB collection for new documents. |
| File Pickup | Monitor a local folder for new or updated files. |
| CSV & Excel Pickup | Monitor an Excel or CSV file for new rows. |
| HTTP Get | Monitor a web resource for changes. |
| Azure Queue | Monitor an Azure Queue. |
| Twilio | Receive incoming SMS messages from Twilio. |
| Monitor a Twitter feed for new Tweets. | |
| Web Forms - Custom | Post any of your existing web forms to ThinkAutomation for processing. |
| Web Requests | Execute an Automation whenever the Web API URL is requested. |
| Microsoft Graph Change | Monitor changes to various entity types in Microsoft Graph (Office 365). |
| AI Connector (MCP) | Enables AI services to call ThinkAutomation automations directly and retrieve context only when it’s needed. |
| Static Scheduled | Execute an Automation with a default message at preset times. |
| API | A HTTP API for receiving messages from custom sources and external webhooks. |