Microsoft Outlook Calendar ACTION
Search People
Retrieve a collection of person objects ordered by their relevance to the user, based on communication and collaboration patterns and business relationships. See the documentation
- Action
- Read only
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Microsoft Outlook Calendar account once, then configure and run Search People from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "microsoft_outlook_calendar-search-people",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
microsoft_outlook_calendar: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
search: "Search Query",
filter: "Filter",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "microsoft_outlook_calendar-search-people",
"configured_props": {
"microsoft_outlook_calendar": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"search": "Search Query",
"filter": "Filter"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "microsoft_outlook_calendar",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "microsoft_outlook_calendar-search-people",
arguments: {
search: "Search Query",
filter: "Filter",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
search Search Query | string | Search for people by name or alias (e.g., 'Jane Smith'). Supports fuzzy matching. Note: Only works for the signed-in user's relevant people. Optional |
filter Filter | string | Filter people using OData syntax. Limits response to people matching specified criteria. See the documentation Optional |
orderBy Order By | string | Changes the sort order of results. For example, displayName or displayName desc. Default ordering is by relevance to the user. Optional |
select Select | string | Comma-separated list of properties to include in the response. Recommended for performance optimization. Optional |
skip Skip | integer | Skip the first N results. Note: Not supported with $search. Optional |
maxResults Max Results | integer | The maximum number of people to return per page Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- microsoft_outlook_calendar-search-people
- Version
- 0.0.8
- App
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- Yes
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗