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# Microsoft Exchange integration for mail and calendar

> Connect your Microsoft Exchange mailbox to ingest mail and calendar into Metal and use the same live mailbox tools as Outlook in chat.

The Microsoft Exchange integration ingests each connected user's mail and calendar into Metal so they show up alongside the rest of your firm's context. It also enables the same live mailbox tools as the **Outlook** connection in chat.

## Connect your mailbox

Like the Outlook connection, Exchange is a per-user connection — you connect your own mailbox from **Settings → Connections**, with no separate admin step.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Connections">
    Go to **Settings → Connections → Microsoft Exchange**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a connection">
    Click **Add Microsoft Exchange Connection**, then **Connect**, and complete the Microsoft sign-in. When you're back in Metal, the page shows your name and email with a **Connected** badge.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Your initial mail and calendar import may take some time. After that, Metal checks for new and changed items approximately every five minutes.

To remove your mailbox, click **Disconnect** on the same page.

<Note>
  Exchange and Outlook are different connection options. Both enable live mailbox tools in chat. Exchange also persists mail and calendar for each connected user so that information becomes part of your firm's context.
</Note>


## Related topics

- [Integrations overview](/help/integrations/overview.md)
- [CRM integration](/help/integrations/crm.md)
- [File storage integration](/help/integrations/file-storage.md)
- [External MCP servers](/help/integrations/mcp.md)
- [Authentication](/authentication.md)