C#

Outlook -- Delete Folder

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Deletes an email 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

C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

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

// This example will delete the folder /Inbox/abc/subFolderC

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

string existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC");
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Folder ID not found");
    return;
}

http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId);

string resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}");
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
if (http.LastStatus == 204) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Folder deleted.");
}
else {
    Debug.WriteLine("Folder not deleted.");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp);
}