(PowerShell) Outlook -- Delete Email

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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# Use your previously obtained access token here:
$http.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-Object Chilkat.Hashtable
$sbMap = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$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.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $("Folder ID not found")
    exit
}

$success = $true
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.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-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",$sbResponse)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.LoadSb($sbResponse)
# Show the results..
$($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/\"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 -lt $numEmails) {
    $json.I = $i

    $messageId = $json.StringOf("value[i].id")
    $http.SetUrlVar("message_id",$messageId)
    $("Deleting " + $messageId)
    $resp = $http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
    if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
        $($http.LastErrorText)
        exit
    }

    # A 204 response indicates success.
    if ($http.LastStatus -eq 204) {
        $("Message deleted.")
    }
    else {
        $("Message not deleted.")
        $($resp)
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

# Sample output:

# Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
# Message deleted.
# Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
# Message deleted.
#