Node.js

Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    // This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Turn on session logging:
    imap.KeepSessionLog = true;

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var fetchUids = true;
    // Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
    var messageSet = new chilkat.MessageSet();
    success = imap.QueryMbx("SUBJECT FTP2",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Display the session log.
    console.log(imap.SessionLog);

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();

}

chilkatExample();