How to Send HTML Email with Gmail and Office 365 Email in Workflows

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How to send HTML email with Gmail and Office 365 Email in Okta Workflows?

Using the Compose card to create an HTML message

The Text – Compose card supports HTML markup. Use the Compose card to create an HTML message to send:

Creating an HTML message with the Compose card

Sending with Gmail

To send an email, use the Gmail – Send Email card and set the Body is HTML to yes in Options first:

Setting the Gmail card to send HTML email

After the HTML option is set, connect the HTML message field to the Body field:

Sending HTML email with the Gmail card

This is how the email looks:

HTML email

Sending with Office 365 Email

Using the Office 365 Email – Send Email card is similar. The only difference is you set the message type to HTML using the Body field on the card:

Sending HTML email with the Office 365 Mail card

What you learned

In this how-to guide, you learned how to send HTML using the Gmail and the Office 365 Mail cards.


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