(C++) 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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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHashtable.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

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

    CkHttp http;

    // Use your previously obtained access token here:
    http.put_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 
    CkHashtable htFolderMap;
    CkStringBuilder sbMap;
    sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8");
    htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap);

    const char *existingFolderId = htFolderMap.lookupStr("/Inbox/abc");
    if (htFolderMap.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << "Folder ID not found" << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    // This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
    CkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("displayName","subFolderC");

    http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId);

    // Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders","application/json",jsonRequestBody.emit());
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A 201 response indicates success.
    if (http.get_LastStatus() == 201) {
        std::cout << "Folder created." << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Response status code = " << resp->get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Error: Folder not created." << "\r\n";
    }

    // Show the response in both cases..
    CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    jsonResponse.Load(resp->bodyStr());
    std::cout << jsonResponse.emit() << "\r\n";

    delete resp;

    // 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
    // 	}
    }