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📝 Job Description: We are looking for a developer to build a reliable automation script that monitors an Outlook inbox and instantly processes specific emails by visiting a link and accepting a booking. This is a high-speed, business-critical workflow where every second counts. The goal is to automatically respond to time-sensitive booking requests faster than any human possibly can. 🔍 Scope of Work: Email Monitoring: Monitor a Microsoft 365 Outlook business inbox using Microsoft Graph API or equivalent. Detect new emails from a specific sender with a defined subject. Trigger the automation immediately upon email arrival. Link Extraction & Web Automation: Extract a specific URL (e.g. “booking overview” link) from the email body. Open the link in a headless browser. Log in with provided credentials (email + password). Automatically locate and click the “Accept” or equivalent button on the platform. Security & Performance: Handle credentials via environment variables (no hardcoding). 2FA will be disabled. CAPTCHA status is unknown – please describe your approach if one is encountered. The system must be able to handle ~50 requests per day, running 24/7. Logging & Error Handling: Log timestamp, status, and any errors for each attempt. Gracefully handle timeouts, navigation failures, or login issues. 🛠 Preferred Stack: Language: Python Email: Microsoft Graph API Browser Automation: Playwright (preferred), Selenium or Puppeteer Deployment: Dockerized, running on VPS or serverless (your suggestion welcome) 💼 Deliverables: Fully functional, tested automation script Setup instructions (or deployment included) Error/resilience handling (Optional) Logging dashboard or lightweight monitoring 🔐 Credentials: Credentials will be securely provided after contract acceptance. Test emails can be forwarded or copied to assist during development. 📅 Timeline: We would like to get this running ASAP. Please include your estimated delivery time in your proposal.

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