How to Configure Working Hours

Set your working hours and time zone so Outlook knows when you're available for scheduling.

Set your work days, hours, and time zone so Outlook can show your availability correctly for scheduling.

View Current Working Hours

“What are my current working hours?”

tool: mailbox-settings
params:
  action: "get"
  section: "workingHours"

Set Work Days and Hours

“Set my working hours to 9am–5:30pm Monday to Friday”

tool: mailbox-settings
params:
  action: "set-working-hours"
  startTime: "09:00"
  endTime: "17:30"
  daysOfWeek: ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday"]

Set a Non-Standard Schedule

“I work Tuesday to Saturday, 10am–6pm”

tool: mailbox-settings
params:
  action: "set-working-hours"
  startTime: "10:00"
  endTime: "18:00"
  daysOfWeek: ["tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday"]

Change Your Time Zone

“Update my timezone to Australia/Melbourne”

tool: mailbox-settings
params:
  action: "set-working-hours"
  timeZone: "Australia/Melbourne"

Parameter Reference

Parameter	What it does	Example
`action`	Must be `set-working-hours`	`"set-working-hours"`
`startTime`	Work start time (HH:MM)	`"09:00"`
`endTime`	Work end time (HH:MM)	`"17:30"`
`daysOfWeek`	Array of work days	`["monday", "friday"]`
`timeZone`	IANA time zone name	`"Australia/Melbourne"`

Tips

Working hours affect scheduling suggestions and free/busy visibility
Time uses 24-hour format: "09:00" not "9:00 AM"
Day names are lowercase: "monday", not "Monday"

Set Out-of-Office — configure auto-replies
View Upcoming Events — check your calendar
Tools Reference — mailbox-settings

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