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How to Approve Org-Wide Email Consent for SeekOut (O365 Admins)

Connecting your email account to SeekOut allows you to send and track outreach directly from the platform. Below are the steps for both users and admins to complete the connection.

Steps for Users

  1. Navigate to your SeekOut account. Go to Settings > Email Accounts.

  2. Add Your Email Account Select your provider (Microsoft or Google) and sign in with your work email credentials.

  3. Consent Request Generation When you connect, a permissions request will be generated. This request needs to be approved by your organization's Global Admin or Application Admin in Microsoft Entra.

Your connection will show as Pending until admin approval is granted.


Steps for Admins

When a user initiates the connection, an admin must review and approve the consent request at the organization level.

  1. Log into Microsoft Entra Admin Center

  2. Navigate to Enterprise Applications

    1. In the left-hand menu, select Enterprise Applications

    2. Then go to Admin Consent Requests.

  3. Locate SeekOut Messaging

    1. Look for the app named SeekOut Messaging

    2. Select the request generated by your user.

  4. Review Permissions

    1. Carefully review the requested permissions.

    2. These permissions allow SeekOut to send and track outreach emails.

  5. Approve as Admin

    1. Approve the request for the entire organization.

    2. There is no need to assign users or groups separately once approved.

  6. Confirmation

    1. Once approved, the user's connection in SeekOut will update from Pending to Connected.


Key Notes

  • Users initiate the request; admins approve it.

  • Approval must be done by a Global Admin or Application Admin.

  • No group or user assignment is required -- approval applies org-wide.

Once these steps are complete, your team will be able to send and track emails directly from SeekOut without any additional configuration.

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