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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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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // 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 
    let htFolderMap = CkoHashtable()!
    let sbMap = CkoStringBuilder()!
    sbMap.loadFile(path: "qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", charset: "utf-8")
    htFolderMap.add(fromXmlSb: sbMap)

    // Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
    var folderId: String? = htFolderMap.lookupStr(key: "/Inbox")
    if htFolderMap.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("Folder ID not found")
        return
    }

    success = true
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    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(name: "folder_id", value: folderId)
    http.setUrlVar(name: "select", value: "id,subject")
    http.setUrlVar(name: "filter", value: "contains(subject,'Amazon SES')")

    let sbResponse = CkoStringBuilder()!
    success = http.quickGetSb(url: "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", sbContent: sbResponse)
    if success != true {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    json.loadSb(sb: sbResponse)
    // Show the results..
    print("\(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...
    var resp: String?
    var messageId: String?
    var i: Int = 0
    var numEmails: Int = json.size(ofArray: "value").intValue
    while i < numEmails {
        json.i = i

        messageId = json.string(of: "value[i].id")
        http.setUrlVar(name: "message_id", value: messageId)
        print("Deleting \(messageId!)")
        resp = http.quickDeleteStr(url: "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
        if http.lastMethodSuccess != true {
            print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
            return
        }

        // A 204 response indicates success.
        if http.lastStatus.intValue == 204 {
            print("Message deleted.")
        }
        else {
            print("Message not deleted.")
            print("\(resp!)")
        }

        i = i + 1
    }

    // Sample output:

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

}