Importing historical emails
Import historical project emails from an Outlook archive (.pst), individual email files (.eml), or Outlook message files (.msg) into a Cogram project.
Cogram can import existing project emails into a project on your behalf. Imported emails appear in the project's Emails tab alongside any live-filed correspondence and are available as context for the AI agent.
Supported formats
Outlook archive
.pst
Email message file
.eml
Outlook message
.msg
A .pst archive is the most efficient format for large imports.
How to request an import
Contact your Cogram representative or email support@cogram.com with:
The email files (attached or as a secure download link)
The Cogram project name or project ID
Your Cogram user email address
One import request = one project. For multiple projects, submit one request per project.
Emails already in the project (matched by Message-ID) are skipped automatically.
Exporting a PST from Outlook
Go to File → Open & Export → Import/Export.
Select Export to a file → Outlook Data File (.pst).
Select the account or folder to export. Check Include subfolders for a full export.
Choose a save location and click Finish.
After the import
Cogram will confirm when the import is complete and provide a summary of imported, duplicate, and skipped messages. Imported emails are identical to live-filed emails: searchable, available to Agent, and part of the project record.
Next steps
Emails: forward or auto-file ongoing project correspondence
Outlook add-in: email filing: connect Outlook to file emails automatically going forward
Agent: use imported email history to generate summaries and reports
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