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Outlook -- Delete Email

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Demonstrates how to delete email using the Microsoft Graph API.

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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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Use your previously obtained access token here:
$http->put_AuthToken('MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN');

// This example will search /Inbox for a message we want to delete.
// First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
// Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and delete the matching messages.

// Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example 
$htFolderMap = new CkHashtable();
$sbMap = new CkStringBuilder();
$sbMap->LoadFile('qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
$htFolderMap->AddFromXmlSb($sbMap);

// Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
$folderId = $htFolderMap->lookupStr('/Inbox');
if ($htFolderMap->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print 'Folder ID not found' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = true;
$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->put_EmitCompact(false);

// Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
$http->SetUrlVar('folder_id',$folderId);
$http->SetUrlVar('select','id,subject');
$http->SetUrlVar('filter','contains(subject,'Amazon SES')');

$sbResponse = new CkStringBuilder();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',$sbResponse);
if ($success != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->LoadSb($sbResponse);
// Show the results..
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// Sample results:

// 	{
// 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
// 	  "value": [
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl6\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
// 	    },
// 	    {
// 	      "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAA1jyl7\"",
// 	      "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=",
// 	      "subject": "Amazon SES Address Verification Request in region US West (Oregon)"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
// 

// ------------
// Proceed to delete each of the above emails...

$i = 0;
$numEmails = $json->SizeOfArray('value');
while ($i < $numEmails) {
    $json->put_I($i);

    $messageId = $json->stringOf('value[i].id');
    $http->SetUrlVar('message_id',$messageId);
    print 'Deleting ' . $messageId . "\n";
    $resp = $http->quickDeleteStr('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}');
    if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    // A 204 response indicates success.
    if ($http->get_LastStatus() == 204) {
        print 'Message deleted.' . "\n";
    }
    else {
        print 'Message not deleted.' . "\n";
        print $resp . "\n";
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Sample output:

// Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
// Message deleted.
// Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
// Message deleted.
// 

?>