Java

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

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Hashtable;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean success = false;

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

        Http http = new Http();

        // Use your previously obtained access token here:
        http.setAuthToken("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
        Hashtable htFolderMap = new Hashtable();
        StringBuilder sbMap = new StringBuilder();
        sbMap.loadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8");
        htFolderMap.addFromXmlSb(sbMap);

        // Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
        String folderId = htFolderMap.lookupStr("/Inbox");
        if (folderId == null) {
            System.out.println("Folder ID not found");
            return;
        }

        success = true;
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.setEmitCompact(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')");

        StringBuilder sbResponse = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            http.quickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", sbResponse);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.loadSb(sbResponse);
        // Show the results..
        System.out.println(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...
        String resp = "";
        String messageId = "";
        int i = 0;
        int numEmails = json.sizeOfArray("value");
        while (i < numEmails) {
            json.setI(i);

            messageId = json.stringOf("value[i].id");
            http.setUrlVar("message_id", messageId);
            System.out.println("Deleting " + messageId);
            try {
                resp = http.quickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}");
            } catch (ChilkatException e) {
                System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
                return;
            }

            // A 204 response indicates success.
            if (http.getLastStatus() == 204) {
                System.out.println("Message deleted.");
            } else {
                System.out.println("Message not deleted.");
                System.out.println(resp);
            }

            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Sample output:

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