(C++) Outlook Send Email

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This example sends a simple plain-text email. Other examples exist for:

• Sending HTML email.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images.
• Sending email with attachments.
• Sending HTML email with embedded images and attachments.

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 <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:
    // See the following examples for getting an access token:
    //    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
    //    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).
    //    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).
    //    Refresh Access Token (Azure AD Endpoint).

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/microsoftGraph.json");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jsonToken.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // To send email, we'll POST to the following endpoint:
    // 
    // POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/sendMail
    // 
    // (The special keyword "me" may be used in place of a principal name.)
    // 

    // The body of the POST request contains JSON that specifies the email subject, body,
    // recipients, etc.  This example will build the following JSON email:
    // 

    // 	{
    // 	  "message": {
    // 	    "subject": "Meet for lunch?",
    // 	    "body": {
    // 	      "contentType": "Text",
    // 	      "content": "The new cafeteria is open."
    // 	    },
    // 	    "toRecipients": [
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 		  "name": "Chilkat Software",
    // 	          "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 	          "address": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
    // 	        }
    // 	      }
    // 	    ],
    // 	    "ccRecipients": [
    // 	      {
    // 	        "emailAddress": {
    // 		  "name": "Chilkat Blog",
    // 		  "address": "admin@cknotes.com"
    // 	        }
    // 	      }
    // 	    ]
    // 	  },
    // 	  "saveToSentItems": true
    // 	}
    // 

    // Build the above JSON.
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("message.subject","Meet for lunch?");
    json.UpdateString("message.body.contentType","Text");
    json.UpdateString("message.body.content","The new cafeteria is open.");
    json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Software");
    json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io");
    json.UpdateString("message.toRecipients[1].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com");
    json.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.name","Chilkat Blog");
    json.UpdateString("message.ccRecipients[0].emailAddress.address","admin@cknotes.com");
    json.UpdateBool("saveToSentItems",true);

    // Send the HTTP POST (i.e. send the email)
    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail","application/json",json.emit());
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 202.
    // In the success case, there is no response body.  (We just get the response code to know that it succeeded.)
    if (resp->get_StatusCode() != 202) {
        json.Load(resp->bodyStr());
        json.put_EmitCompact(false);
        std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed, response status code = " << resp->get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Outlook Mail Sent." << "\r\n";
    }

    delete resp;
    }