This script  demonstrates how to send an email from Microsoft Azure automation using secure SMTP for sending the mail. In this setup the script is sending mails using Microsoft Office 365. This is could a nice feature to have to inform someone that Azure Automation just perform somekind of action and inform them about the result of that action.

You have to define Office 365 Credentials under Azure Automation Assets. You should also change the references within the script to point to the correct Asset name.

Hope you enjoy sending some automated mails from Azure

PowerShell Workflow Edit|Remove powershellworkflow workflow SendMailUsingOffice365 {

 $MyCredential = 'enSence Office 365'
 $Body = 'Content of mail'
 $subject = 'Mail send from Azure Automation using Office 365'
 $userid='[email protected]'
 
# Get the PowerShell credential and prints its properties
$Cred = Get-AutomationPSCredential -Name $MyCredential
if ($Cred -eq $null)
{
    Write-Output 'Credential entered: $MyCredential does not exist in the automation service. Please create one `n'   
}
else
{
    $CredUsername = $Cred.UserName
    $CredPassword = $Cred.GetNetworkCredential().Password
    
    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'
    Write-Output 'Credential Properties: '
    Write-Output 'Username: $CredUsername'
    Write-Output 'Password: *** `n'
    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'
   # Write-Output 'Password: $CredPassword `n'
}
    
 
 Send-MailMessage `
-To '[email protected]' `
-Subject $subject  `
-Body $Body `
-UseSsl `
-Port 587 `
-SmtpServer 'smtp.office365.com' `
-From $userid `
-BodyAsHtml `
-Credential $Cred

    Write-Output 'Mail is now send `n'
    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

}

workflow SendMailUsingOffice365  {          $MyCredential = 'enSence Office 365'       $Body = 'Content of mail'       $subject = 'Mail send from Azure Automation using Office 365'       $userid='[email protected]'             # Get the PowerShell credential and prints its properties      $Cred = Get-AutomationPSCredential -Name $MyCredential      if ($Cred -eq $null)      {          Write-Output 'Credential entered: $MyCredential does not exist in the automation service. Please create one n'         }      else      {          $CredUsername = $Cred.UserName          $CredPassword = $Cred.GetNetworkCredential().Password                    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'          Write-Output 'Credential Properties: '          Write-Output 'Username: $CredUsername'          Write-Output 'Password: *** n'          Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'         # Write-Output 'Password: $CredPassword `n'      }                      

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