Concepts

Concepts used in Microsoft Outlook BDK Book.

Outlook email

An Outlook Email represents an email message in Microsoft Graph.

Field Name
Description
Type

id

The unique identifier for the email.

optional[text]

folder_id

The unique identifier for the folder containing the email.

optional[text]

subject

The subject of the email.

optional[text]

body

The body of the email.

optional[text]

recipients

The recipients of the email.

optional[list of text]

state

The state of the email (e.g., sent, received, draft, deleted, archived, unread).

optional[text]

sent_date_time

The date and time the email was sent.

optional[datetime]

received_date_time

The date and time the email was received.

optional[datetime]

sender

The sender of the email.

optional[text]

cc_recipients

The cc recipients of the email.

optional[list of text]

bcc_recipients

The bcc recipients of the email.

optional[list of text]

user_id

The id of the authenticated user making the requests. If it is None, the user is the using the "me" endpoints meaning delegated access.

optional[text]

has_attachments

Whether the email has attachments or not.

optional[boolean]

Outlook attachment

An Outlook Attachment represents a file or item attached to a calendar event in Microsoft Graph. It includes the attachment name and content type.

Field Name
Description
Type

attachment_id

The unique identifier for the attachment.

optional[text]

odata_type

The OData type of the attachment.

optional[text]

user_id

The user ID of the attachment.

optional[text]

name

The name of the attachment.

optional[text]

event_id

The ID of the event to which the attachment is attached.

optional[text]

email_id

The ID of the email to which the attachment is attached.

optional[text]

Outlook email folder

OutlookEmailFolder represents a folder within an Outlook mailbox, providing a way to organize and manage emails. It serves as a utility to group emails based on specific criteria, facilitating efficient email management and retrieval.

Field Name
Description
Type

id

The unique identifier for the folder.

optional[text]

name

The name of the folder.

optional[text]

user_id

The id of the authenticated user making the requests.

optional[text]

Office user

An Office User represents a user in the Microsoft Graph. It includes key user details such as display name,email address, and job title.

Field Name
Description
Type

id

The unique identifier for the user.

text

display_name

The name displayed in the address book for the user.

optional[text]

email_address

The user's email address (usually their user principal name).

optional[text]

job_title

The user's job title.

optional[text]

Outlook event

An Outlook Calendar Event is a scheduled occurrence within an Outlook calendar that is managed through theMicrosoft Graph API. The event object includes essential details such as the subject, start and end times, attendees, and location, and supports advanced features like reminders, recurrence patterns, and time zone adjustments.

Field Name
Description
Type

id

The unique identifier for the event. Read-only.

text

subject

The text of the event's subject line.

optional[text]

body_preview

The preview of the message associated with the event. It is in text format.

optional[text]

start

The start date, time, and time zone of the event. By default, the start time is in UTC.

optional[datetime]

end

The date, time, and time zone that the event ends. By default, the end time is in UTC.

optional[datetime]

The location of the event.

optional[outlook event location]

The locations where the event is held or attended from. The location and locations properties always correspond with each other. If you update the location property, any prior locations in the locations collection would be removed and replaced by the new location value.

optional[list of outlook event location]

The organizer of the event.

optional[outlook email address]

The collection of attendees for the event.

optional[list of outlook event attendee]

Outlook event location

An Outlook Event Location represents a specific location associated with a calendar event or meeting inMicrosoft Graph. It includes properties like the display name, address, coordinates, and location type, enabling precise identification and use of locations within calendar-related functionalities.

Field Name
Description
Type

display_name

The name associated with the location.

optional[text]

email_address

Optional email address of the location.

optional[text]

type

The type of location. The possible values are: default, conferenceRoom, homeAddress, businessAddress,geoCoordinates, streetAddress, hotel, restaurant, localBusiness, postalAddress. Read-only.

optional[text]

uri

Optional URI representing the location.

optional[text]

Outlook email address

Represents an email address associated with a contact or calendar item inMicrosoft Graph. It includes only the name and email address fields.

Field Name
Description
Type

name

The display name associated with the email address.

optional[text]

address

The email address.

optional[text]

Outlook event attendee

An Outlook Event Attendee represents an attendee of a calendar event in Microsoft Graph. It includes the name, email address, attendee type, and response status fields.

Field Name
Description
Type

name

The display name associated with the attendee.

optional[text]

email_address

The email address of the attendee.

optional[text]

type

The type of attendee as a string. Possible values are: required, optional, resource.

optional[text]

status

The response status of the attendee as a string. Possible values are: accepted, declined, tentative, etc.

optional[text]

response_time

The datetime when the response was recorded.

optional[datetime]

Office group

An Office Group represents a group in the Microsoft Graph. It includes key user details such as display name,and email address.

Field Name
Description
Type

id

The unique identifier for the group.

text

display_name

The name displayed in the address book for the group.

optional[text]

email_address

The group's email address.

optional[text]

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