How to use outlook mail api

The Outlook Mail API allows developers to access and manipulate email data in Outlook, including sending, receiving, and managing emails. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use the Outlook Mail API:

Prerequisites

Microsoft Azure account: You need a Microsoft Azure account to use the Outlook Mail API.
Outlook Mail API subscription: You need to subscribe to the Outlook Mail API in the Azure portal.
Client ID and client secret: You need to register your application in Azure AD and obtain a client ID and client secret.
Outlook account: You need an Outlook account to use the API.

Step 1: Register your application

Go to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/) and sign in with your Azure account.
Click on "Azure Active Directory" and then "App registrations" in the left menu.
Click on "New registration" and enter a name for your application.
Select "Web" as the platform and enter the redirect URI (e.g., http://localhost:8080/).
Click on "Register" to create the application.

Step 2: Grant permissions

Go to the "API permissions" tab in your application's settings.
Click on "Add a permission" and search for "Outlook Mail".
Select "Outlook Mail" and click on "Add permission".
Grant the necessary permissions (e.g., "Read and write to Outlook Mail").

Step 3: Obtain an access token

Use the client ID and client secret to obtain an access token.
You can use the Azure AD authentication library for your preferred programming language to obtain the access token.

Step 4: Use the Outlook Mail API

Use the access token to authenticate your API requests.
Use the Outlook Mail API endpoint (https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/messages) to retrieve a list of emails.
Use the GET method to retrieve an email by ID (https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/messages/{id}).
Use the POST method to send a new email (https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/sendmail).
Use the PATCH method to update an existing email (https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/messages/{id}).
Use the DELETE method to delete an email (https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/messages/{id}).

Example code

Here's an example of how to use the Outlook Mail API in C#:

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace OutlookMailApiExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Replace with your client ID and client secret
            string clientId = "your_client_id";
            string clientSecret = "your_client_secret";

            // Replace with your Outlook account email address
            string outlookEmail = "[email protected]";

            // Authenticate and obtain an access token
            string accessToken = Authenticate(clientId, clientSecret);

            // Use the access token to retrieve a list of emails
            string url = $"https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/messages";
            HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
            HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync(url).Result;
            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
            string responseBody = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
            dynamic emails = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseBody);

            // Print the list of emails
            foreach (var email in emails.value)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Subject: {email.Subject}, From: {email.From.EmailAddress}, To: {email.ToRecipients[0].EmailAddress}");
            }
        }

        static string Authenticate(string clientId, string clientSecret)
        {
            // Use the Azure AD authentication library to obtain an access token
            // Replace with your implementation
            return "access_token";
        }
    }
}

Note that this is just a basic example, and you should handle errors and exceptions properly in your production code. Additionally, you may need to implement additional logic to handle pagination, filtering, and sorting of emails.

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