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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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"
$success = $false
# 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.
#