(Java) Read iCloud Email Account using IMAP

Demonstrates how to set the IMAP settings for an iCloud email account and downloads the email from Inbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkImap imap = new CkImap();

    // Connect to the iCloud IMAP Mail Server
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.me.com");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The username is usually the name part of your iCloud email address 
    // (for example, emilyparker, not emilyparker@icloud.com).
    success = imap.Login("ICLOUD_USERNAME","ICLOUD_PASSWORD");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Select an IMAP folder/mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Once the folder/mailbox is selected, the NumMessages property
    // will contain the number of emails in the mailbox.
    // Loop from 1 to NumMessages to fetch each email by sequence number.

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    int i;
    int n = imap.get_NumMessages();
    boolean bUid = false;
    for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) {

        // Download the email by sequence number.
        success = imap.FetchEmail(false,i,bUid,email);
        if (success == false) {
            System.out.println(imap.lastErrorText());
            return;
            }

        System.out.println(i + ": " + email.ck_from());
        System.out.println("    " + email.subject());
        System.out.println("-");
        }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();

    System.out.println("Success.");

    // Sample output:

    // 	1: iCloud <noreply@email.apple.com>
    // 	    Welcome to iCloud Mail.
    // 	-
    // 	2: "Chilkat Software" <support@chilkatsoft.com>
    // 	    This is a test
    // 	-
    // 	Success.
  }
}