Get mailFolder

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Retrieve the properties and relationships of a message folder object.

The following list shows the two existing scenarios where an app can get another user's mail folder:

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) Mail.ReadBasic Mail.ReadWrite, Mail.Read
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Mail.ReadBasic Mail.ReadWrite, Mail.Read
Application Mail.ReadBasic.All Mail.ReadWrite, Mail.Read

HTTP request

GET /me/mailFolders/{id}
GET /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/mailFolders/{id}

Optional query parameters

This method supports the OData Query Parameters to help customize the response.

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and a mailFolder object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Get a mail folder

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/AAMkAGVmMDEzMTM4LTZmYWUtNDdkNC1hMDZiLTU1OGY5OTZhYmY4OAAuAAAAAAAiQ8W967B7TKBjgx9rVEURAQAiIsqMbYjsT5e-T7KzowPTAAAAAAFNAAA=

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "id": "AAMkAGVmMDEzM",
  "displayName": "Inbox",
  "parentFolderId": "AAMkAGVmMDEzI",
  "childFolderCount": 2,
  "unreadItemCount": 59,
  "totalItemCount": 60,
  "isHidden": false
}

Example 2: Get a mail sent items folder

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/AAMkAGVmMDEzMTM4LTZmYWUtNDdkNC1hMDZiLTU1OGY5OTZhYmY4OAAuAAAAAAAiQ8W967B7TKBjgx9rVEURAQAiIsqMbYjsT5e-T7KzowPTAAAAAAEJAAA=

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "id": "AAMkAGVmMDEzMTM4LTZmYWUtNDdkNC1hMDZiLTU1OGY5OTZhYmY4OAAuAAAAAAAiQ8W967B7TKBjgx9rVEURAQAiIsqMbYjsT5e-T7KzowPTAAAAAAEJAAA=",
    "displayName": "Sent Items",
    "parentFolderId": "AAMkAGVmMDEzMTM4LTZmYWUtNDdkNC1hMDZiLTU1OGY5OTZhYmY4OAAuAAAAAAAiQ8W967B7TKBjgx9rVEURAQAiIsqMbYjsT5e-T7KzowPTAAAAAAEIAAA=",
    "childFolderCount": 0,
    "unreadItemCount": 0,
    "totalItemCount": 1,
    "sizeInBytes": 53857,
    "isHidden": false
}