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Build Folder Tree and Seed Draft

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Recipe · 3 steps

Build Folder Tree and Seed Draft

with Microsoft Outlook

Create a parent folder, a child folder, and a draft inside the child.

  1. Create the parent mail folder in the root of the mailbox and capture its folder id.
  2. Create a child subfolder under the parent folder using the parent folder id, and capture the child folder id.
  3. Create a seed draft message inside the child folder using the child folder id. Graph returns 201 with the new draft.
What you'll need to have ready
  • parentFolderName: The display name of the parent mail folder.
  • childFolderName: The display name of the child subfolder.
  • seedSubject: The subject of the seed draft message.
  • seedBody: The body content of the seed draft message.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow microsoft-outlook:build-folder-tree-and-seed-draft, 3 operations: createMailFolder → createChildFolder → createMessageInFolder. Specs on APIs.io.

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