Source
API documentation — Microsoft 365 Business
Checked for Microsoft 365 Business on 5 Nov 2026
- Page
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/outlook-mail-concept-overview
- Checked
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:12 UTC
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Facts read from this source
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Primary mailbox access Report an error
“The Microsoft Graph API supports accessing data in users' primary mailboxes and in shared mailboxes. The data can be calendar, mail, or personal contacts stored in a mailbox in the cloud on Exchange Online as part of Microsoft 365.”
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Archive mailbox unsupported Report an error
“The API does not support accessing in-place archive mailboxes, not on Exchange Online nor on Exchange Server.”
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Mime support Report an error
“apps can get the body of an Outlook message in MIME format, send Outlook messages in MIME format, attach S/MIME digital signatures, and encrypt message content in S/MIME.”
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Rules API Report an error
“The rules API takes message organization to the next level. Apps can set up Inbox rules to promptly handle incoming messages and reduce email clutter.”
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Categories API Report an error
“Categories allow customers to tag messages to enhance organization and discovery. Apps can access and define a user's master list of categories.”
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Flagging preview Report an error
“app users can change the importance of a message (or event or task), or flag a message for follow-up. (Flagging is currently in preview in Microsoft Graph.)”
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Mail tips Report an error
“Check mail tips while still composing a message to get useful status information about a recipient (such as the recipient sending an auto-reply or has a full mailbox).”
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Focused inbox mentions preview Report an error
“Integrate with Focused Inbox and @-mentions (preview) and let your app users read and respond to what's relevant to them first.”
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People API Report an error
“The people API can suggest persons most relevant to a user, based on the user’s communication and collaboration patterns and business relationships.”
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App data storage Report an error
“Microsoft Graph lets you simply include app data as Internet message headers when creating or sending a new message, or a reply to a message.”
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API references Report an error
“Outlook mail API in Microsoft Graph v1.0 Outlook mail API in Microsoft Graph beta”
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Change notifications Report an error
“Subscribe to change notifications”
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Mailbox import export Report an error
“Mailbox import and export”
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Large file attachments Report an error
“Attach large files”
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Shared messages Report an error
“Get shared messages”
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Immutable ids Report an error
“Obtain immutable IDs”
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