C++

Office365 Send Email using SMTP with OAuth2 Authentication

See more Office365 Examples

Demonstrates how to send email from smtp.office365.com using OAuth2 authentication. C++

#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // An Office365 OAuth2 access token must first be obtained prior
    // to running this code.

    // Getting the OAuth2 access token for the 1st time requires the O365 account owner's 
    // interactive authorization via a web browser.  Afterwards, the access token
    // can be repeatedly refreshed automatically (with no user interaction).

    // See the following examples for getting and refreshing an OAuth2 access token

    // Get Office365 SMTP/IMAP/POP3 OAuth2 Access Token
    // Refresh Office365 SMTP/IMAP/POP3 OAuth2 Access Token

    // First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/office365.json");

    CkMailMan mailman;

    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.office365.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    // Use your Office365 email address for the SmtpUsername.
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS");
    mailman.put_OAuth2AccessToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Create a new email object
    CkEmail email;

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    email.put_From("MY_NAME <OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS>");
    success = email.AddTo("John Doe","somebody@example.com");

    // Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
    // The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
    // open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
    // same connection.  
    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // If SendEmail failed because of "Failed to get initial SMTP Response", then it may be 
    // a firewall or anti-virus blocking communications.
    // See https://cknotes.com/smtp-office365-com-failed-to-get-initial-smtp-response/

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly." << "\r\n";
    }

    std::cout << "Mail Sent!" << "\r\n";
    }