(C# UWP/WinRT) Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another

Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

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// 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 move some messages from /Inbox to /Inbox/abc/subFolderB
// We'll need the folder ids for both source and destination folders..

// Get the folder IDs 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);

// Get the IDs for the source and destination folders.
string srcFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox");
if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Folder ID not found");
    return;
}

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

bool success = true;
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.EmitCompact = false;

// Search for emails in this folder with the words "sample" or "example" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",srcFolderId);
http.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject");
http.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'sample') or contains(subject,'example')");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponse = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = await http.QuickGetSbAsync("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
// Show the results..
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

// Sample results:

// 	{
// 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
// 	  "value": [
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfr\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body"
// 	    },
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfo\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}

// ------------
// Proceed to move (copy) each of the above emails to the destination folder.
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonRequestBody = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;

string messageId;
int i = 0;
int numEmails = json.SizeOfArray("value");
while (i < numEmails) {
    json.I = i;

    messageId = json.StringOf("value[i].id");
    http.SetUrlVar("message_id",messageId);

    // Create a JSON request body with this content:
    // 
    // 		{
    // 		  "DestinationId": "destinationId-value"
    // 		}
    // 
    dstFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderB");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("DestinationId",dstFolderId);
    Debug.WriteLine("Moving " + messageId);

    // Move the message to the destination folder
    Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = await http.PostJson2Async("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move","application/json",jsonRequestBody.Emit());
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
        Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // A 200 response indicates success.
    if (http.LastStatus == 200) {
        Debug.WriteLine("Message moved.");
    }
    else {
        Debug.WriteLine("Response status code = " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
        Debug.WriteLine("Error: Message not moved.");
    }

    // Show the response in both cases..
    jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit());

    i = i + 1;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Sample output:

// Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2EAAAA=
// Message moved.
// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
//   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA==",
//   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
//   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
//   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:18Z",
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "internetMessageId": "<4aea73c1-2b29-f550-e6f1-eb22785a56f0@chilkatsoft.com>",
//   "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
//   "bodyPreview": "This email has the keyword Amazon in the body..",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
//   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQADxkIFlCV-RFitsiVnh2MsI=",
//   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//   "isRead": false,
//   "isDraft": false,
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "sender": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "Chilkat Software",
//       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//     }
//   },
//   "from": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "Chilkat Software",
//       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//     }
//   },
//   "toRecipients": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Chilkat Software",
//         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "ccRecipients": [
//   ],
//   "bccRecipients": [
//   ],
//   "replyTo": [
//   ]
// }
// 
// Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2IAAAA=
// Message moved.
// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
//   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA==",
//   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
//   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
//   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:06:56Z",
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "internetMessageId": "<31fbbbce-2c70-c8d1-f0bd-35a7c7694a99@chilkat.io>",
//   "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
//   "bodyPreview": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
//   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAEa8sL3gJ_FNjgk2YkP1eTQ=",
//   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
//   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
//   "isRead": true,
//   "isDraft": false,
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
//   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "sender": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "Chilkat Software",
//       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//     }
//   },
//   "from": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "Chilkat Software",
//       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
//     }
//   },
//   "toRecipients": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Chilkat Software",
//         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "ccRecipients": [
//   ],
//   "bccRecipients": [
//   ],
//   "replyTo": [
//   ]
// }
//