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Review Folder and Mark Read

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Recipe · 3 steps

Review Folder and Mark Read

with Microsoft Outlook

Read a folder, list its unread messages, and mark the top one read.

  1. Read the target mail folder to confirm it exists and capture its unread item count.
  2. List the unread messages in the folder ordered by received date, capturing the id of the most recent unread message.
  3. Patch the most recent unread message to set isRead to true. Graph returns 200 with the updated message.
What you'll need to have ready
  • mailFolderId: The folder id or well-known name (e.g. inbox) to review.
  • pageSize: How many unread messages to list.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow microsoft-outlook:review-folder-and-mark-read, 3 operations: getMailFolder → listMessagesInFolder → updateMessage. Specs on APIs.io.

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