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Outlook -- Delete Email

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Demonstrates how to delete email using the Microsoft Graph API.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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success = 0

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

' This example will search /Inbox for a message we want to delete.
' First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
' Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and delete the matching messages.

' Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example 
set htFolderMap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
set sbMap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

' Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Folder ID not found") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

success = 1
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0

' Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",folderId)
success = http.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject")
success = http.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'Amazon SES')")

set sbResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

success = json.LoadSb(sbResponse)
' Show the results..
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

' Sample results:

' 	{
' 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
' 	  "value": [
' 	    {
' 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
' 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
' 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
' 	    },
' 	    {
' 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
' 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
' 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
' 	    }
' 	  ]
' 	}
' 

' ------------
' Proceed to delete each of the above emails...

i = 0
numEmails = json.SizeOfArray("value")
Do While i < numEmails
    json.I = i

    messageId = json.StringOf("value[i].id")
    success = http.SetUrlVar("message_id",messageId)
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Deleting " & messageId) & "</pre>"
    resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
    If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
        Response.End
    End If

    ' A 204 response indicates success.
    If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Message deleted.") & "</pre>"
    Else
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Message not deleted.") & "</pre>"
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp) & "</pre>"
    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Sample output:

' Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
' Message deleted.
' Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
' Message deleted.
' 

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