# Find Contacts — Microsoft Outlook Email

> Search and list contacts in the authenticated user's Outlook contacts. Returns { count, contacts } where count is the Graph-reported total contact count (@odata.count) and contacts is the filtered result array. Omit searchString to return…

- Key: `microsoft_outlook-find-contacts`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 1.0.2
- App: Microsoft Outlook Email (`microsoft_outlook`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/microsoft-outlook.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/microsoft-outlook/actions/find-contacts
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/microsoft_outlook/actions/find-contacts/find-contacts.mjs

## Description

Search and list contacts in the authenticated user's Outlook contacts. Returns `{ count, contacts }` where `count` is the Graph-reported total contact count (`@odata.count`) and `contacts` is the filtered result array. Omit `searchString` to return all contacts up to `maxResults`. When `searchString` is provided, filters contacts by displayName, givenName, surname, or email address (case-sensitive substring match). **Important:** `maxResults` now bounds how many contacts are fetched from Graph before filtering — contacts beyond that window will not be searched. Example: `find-contacts(searchString="George Costanza", maxResults=200)` → scans the first 200 contacts and returns matches. Example: `find-contacts(searchString="george@vandelay.com")` → matches by email address. Use the returned contact `id` with **Save Contact** to update the contact. [See the documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-list-contacts)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchString` | `string` | No | Optional case-sensitive substring to match against displayName, givenName, surname, or email address. Omit to return all contacts up to maxResults. |
| `maxResults` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of contacts to fetch from Graph before applying the client-side filter. Contacts beyond this window will not be searched. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
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 accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_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",
      },
    },
  },
)

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-find-contacts",
  arguments: {
    searchString: "Search String",
    maxResults: 10,
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
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-find-contacts",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    microsoft_outlook: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    searchString: "Search String",
    maxResults: 10,
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
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-find-contacts",
    "configured_props": {
      "microsoft_outlook": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "searchString": "Search String",
      "maxResults": 10
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/microsoft-outlook.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps