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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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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oHtFolderMap
LOCAL oSbMap
LOCAL cFolderId
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbResponse
LOCAL cResp
LOCAL cMessageId
LOCAL i
LOCAL nNumEmails

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  Use your previously obtained access token here:
oHttp: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 
oHtFolderMap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
oSbMap := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbMap:LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8")
oHtFolderMap:AddFromXmlSb(oSbMap)

//  Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
cFolderId := oHtFolderMap:LookupStr("/Inbox")
IF (oHtFolderMap:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? "Folder ID not found"
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := 1
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

//  Search for emails in this folder with the phrase "Amazon SES" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
oHttp:SetUrlVar("folder_id", cFolderId)
oHttp:SetUrlVar("select", "id,subject")
oHttp:SetUrlVar("filter", "contains(subject,'Amazon SES')")

oSbResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", oSbResponse)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oHtFolderMap:destroy()
    oSbMap:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbResponse:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson:LoadSb(oSbResponse)
//  Show the results..
? oJson: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
nNumEmails := oJson:SizeOfArray("value")
DO WHILE i < nNumEmails
    oJson:I := i

    cMessageId := oJson:StringOf("value[i].id")
    oHttp:SetUrlVar("message_id", cMessageId)
    ? "Deleting " + cMessageId
    cResp := oHttp:QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}")
    IF (oHttp:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
        ? oHttp:LastErrorText
        oHttp:destroy()
        oHtFolderMap:destroy()
        oSbMap:destroy()
        oJson:destroy()
        oSbResponse:destroy()
        RETURN
    ENDIF

    //  A 204 response indicates success.
    IF (oHttp:LastStatus == 204)
        ? "Message deleted."
    ELSE
        ? "Message not deleted."
        ? cResp
    ENDIF

    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  Sample output:

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

oHttp:destroy()
oHtFolderMap:destroy()
oSbMap:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbResponse:destroy()