(Chilkat2-Python) Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

Creates a new mail folder as a child of an existing mail folder.

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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import sys
import chilkat2

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

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

# This example will create a new mail folder as a child of /Inbox/abc

# Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
htFolderMap = chilkat2.Hashtable()
sbMap = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc")
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print("Folder ID not found")
    sys.exit()

# Create a JSON request body with this content:
# 
# 	{
# 	  "displayName": "displayName-value",
# 	}

# This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
jsonRequestBody = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("displayName","subFolderC")

http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId)

# Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders","application/json",jsonRequestBody.Emit())
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A 201 response indicates success.
if (http.LastStatus == 201):
    print("Folder created.")
else:
    print("Response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    print("Error: Folder not created.")

# Show the response in both cases..
jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

# A sample successful JSON response looks like this:

# 	{
# 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/childFolders/$entity",
# 	  "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6JqMIAAAA=",
# 	  "displayName": "subFolderC",
# 	  "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
# 	  "childFolderCount": 0,
# 	  "unreadItemCount": 0,
# 	  "totalItemCount": 0
# 	}