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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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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)
success = 0
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
set http = CreateObject("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
set htFolderMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
set sbMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)
' Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
outFile.WriteLine("Folder ID not found")
WScript.Quit
End If
success = 1
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
' Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",folderId)
success = http.SetUrlVar("select","id,subject")
success = http.SetUrlVar("filter","contains(subject,'Amazon SES')")
set sbResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
success = json.LoadSb(sbResponse)
' Show the results..
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())
' Sample results:
' {
' "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$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")
Do While i < numEmails
json.I = i
messageId = json.StringOf("value[i].id")
success = http.SetUrlVar("message_id",messageId)
outFile.WriteLine("Deleting " & messageId)
resp = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
' A 204 response indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 204) Then
outFile.WriteLine("Message deleted.")
Else
outFile.WriteLine("Message not deleted.")
outFile.WriteLine(resp)
End If
i = i + 1
Loop
' Sample output:
' Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_AAAAA=
' Message deleted.
' Deleting AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAADLHd_EAAAA=
' Message deleted.
'
outFile.Close