Amazon Q Business will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 31, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Microsoft Exchange connector overview
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The following table shows the Amazon Q Business Microsoft Exchange connector features and capabilities.


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- ****Security****
  - **Feature:** Authentication type / **Latest Connector:** OAuth 2.0 with Client Credentials Flow / **Legacy Connector:** OAuth 2.0 with Client Credentials Flow
  - **Feature:** Authentication credentials / **Latest Connector:** [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-overview.html) / **Legacy Connector:** [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-overview.html)
  - **Feature:** [Access Control List (ACL)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html#connector-authorization) crawling / **Latest Connector:** Yes. For more information, see [ACL crawling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-connector.html#exchange-user-management). / **Legacy Connector:** Yes. For more information, see [ACL crawling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-connector.html#exchange-user-management).
  - **Feature:** [Identity crawling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html#connector-identity-crawler) / **Latest Connector:** Yes / **Legacy Connector:** Yes
  - **Feature:** [VPC](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html#connector-vpc) / **Latest Connector:** No / **Legacy Connector:** Yes

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  - **Feature:** Customer Managed Key (CMK) support
  - **Latest Connector:** No
  - **Legacy Connector:** Yes

- ****Crawl features****
  - **Feature:** Custom metadata / **Latest Connector:** No / **Legacy Connector:** No
  - **Feature:** Entities / **Latest Connector:** Mail only (automatic) / **Legacy Connector:** Yes. The following entities are supported: [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-overview.html)See [What is a document?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-doc-crawl.html) for more details on what each connector crawls as a document.
  - **Feature:** [Field mappings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html#connector-field-mappings) / **Latest Connector:** Yes (Automatic) / **Legacy Connector:** Yes. Supports both default and custom field mappings. For more information, see [Field mappings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-field-mappings.html).
  - **Feature:** Filters / **Latest Connector:** Date range only / **Legacy Connector:** Yes. The following filters are supported: [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/exchange-overview.html)
  - **Feature:** [Sync mode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html#connector-sync-mode) / **Latest Connector:** Full sync only / **Legacy Connector:** Supports full and incremental sync

- ****[File types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/doc-types.html)****
  - **Feature:** File types
  - **Latest Connector:** No
  - **Legacy Connector:** Supports all files supported by Amazon Q.