Create multi-value extended property

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01/27/2024

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Caution

Existing apps that use this feature with Outlook tasks should be updated, as Outlook tasks are being deprecated. See To Do APIs in public preview for more information.

Create one or more multi-value extended properties in a new or existing instance of a resource.

The following user resources are supported:

And the following group resources:

group calendar
group event
group post

See Extended properties overview for more information about when to use open extensions or extended properties, and how to specify extended properties.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

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

Permissions

Depending on the resource you're creating the extended property in and the permission type (delegated or application) you request, the permission specified in the following table is the minimum required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Supported resource	Delegated (work or school account)	Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Application
calendar	Calendars.ReadWrite	Calendars.ReadWrite	Calendars.ReadWrite
contact	Contacts.ReadWrite	Contacts.ReadWrite	Contacts.ReadWrite
contactFolder	Contacts.ReadWrite	Contacts.ReadWrite	Contacts.ReadWrite
event	Calendars.ReadWrite	Calendars.ReadWrite	Calendars.ReadWrite
group calendar	Group.ReadWrite.All	Not supported	Not supported
group event	Group.ReadWrite.All	Not supported	Not supported
group post	Group.ReadWrite.All	Not supported	Not supported
mailFolder	Mail.ReadWrite	Mail.ReadWrite	Mail.ReadWrite
message	Mail.ReadWrite	Mail.ReadWrite	Mail.ReadWrite
Outlook task	Tasks.ReadWrite	Tasks.ReadWrite	Not supported
Outlook task folder	Tasks.ReadWrite	Tasks.ReadWrite	Not supported

HTTP request

You can create extended properties in a new or existing resource instance.

To create one or more extended properties in a new resource instance, use the same REST request as creating the instance, and include the properties of the new resource instance and extended property in the request body. Some resources support creation in more than one way. For more information on creating these resource instances, see the corresponding topics for creating a message, mailFolder, event, calendar, contact, contactFolder, Outlook task, Outlook task folder, group event, and group post.

The following is the syntax of the requests.

POST /me/messages
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/messages
POST /me/mailFolders/{id}/messages

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

POST /me/events
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/events

POST /me/calendars
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/calendars

POST /me/contacts
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/contacts

POST /me/contactFolders
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/contactFolders

POST /me/outlook/tasks
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/tasks
POST /me/outlook/taskFolders/{id}/tasks
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskFolders/{id}/tasks
POST /me/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}/tasks
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}/tasks

POST /me/outlook/taskFolders
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskFolders
POST /me/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders
POST /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders

POST /groups/{id}/events

POST /groups/{id}/threads/{id}/posts/{id}/reply
POST /groups/{id}/conversations/{id}/threads/{id}/posts/{id}/reply
POST /groups/{id}/threads/{id}/reply
POST /groups/{id}/conversations/{id}/threads/{id}/reply
POST /groups/{id}/threads
POST /groups/{id}/conversations

To create one or more extended properties in an existing resource instance, specify the instance in the request, and include the extended property in the request body.

Note You can't create an extended property in an existing group post.

PATCH /me/messages/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/messages/{id}
PATCH /me/mailFolders/{id}/messages/{id}

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

PATCH /me/events/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/events/{id}

PATCH /me/calendars/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/calendars/{id}

PATCH /me/contacts/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/contacts/{id}

PATCH /me/contactFolders/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/contactFolders/{id}

PATCH /me/outlook/tasks/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/tasks/{id}
PATCH /me/outlook/taskFolders/{id}/tasks/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskFolders/{id}/tasks/{id}
PATCH /me/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}/tasks/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}/tasks/{id}

PATCH /me/outlook/taskFolders/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskFolders/{id}
PATCH /me/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}
PATCH /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/outlook/taskGroups/{id}/taskFolders/{id}

PATCH /groups/{id}/events/{id}

Request headers

Name	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json

Request body

Provide a JSON body of each multiValueLegacyExtendedProperty object in the multiValueExtendedProperties collection property of the resource instance.

Property	Type	Description
multiValueExtendedProperties	multiValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection	An array of one or more multi-valued extended properties.
id	String	For each property in the multiValueExtendedProperties collection, specify this to identify the property. It must follow one of the supported formats. See Outlook extended properties overview for more information. Required.
value	string	For each property in the multiValueExtendedProperties collection, specify the property value. Required.

When creating an extended property in a new resource instance, in addition to the new multiValueExtendedProperties collection, provide a JSON representation of that resource instance (that is, a message, mailFolder, event, etc.)

Response

Response code

An operation successful in creating an extended property in a new resource instance returns 201 Created, except in a new group post, depending on the method used, the operation can return 200 OK or 202 Accepted.

In an existing resource instance, a successful create operation returns 200 OK.

Response body

When creating an extended property in a supported resource other than group post, the response includes only the new or existing instance but not the new extended property. To see the newly created extended property, get the instance expanded with the extended property.

When creating an extended property in a new group post, the response includes only a response code but not the new post nor the extended property. You can't create an extended property in an existing group post.

Example

Request 1

The first example creates a multi-value extended property in a new event all in the same POST operation. Apart from the properties you'd normally include for a new event, the request body includes the multiValueExtendedProperties collection that contains one extended property. The request body includes the following for that multi-value extended property:

id which specifies the property as an array of strings with the specified GUID and the name Recreation.
value which specifies Recreation as an array of 3 string values, ["Food", "Hiking", "Swimming"].

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/events
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Family reunion",
  "body": {
    "contentType": "HTML",
    "content": "Let's get together this Thanksgiving!"
  },
  "start": {
      "dateTime": "2015-11-26T09:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end": {
      "dateTime": "2015-11-29T21:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address": "Terrie@contoso.com",
        "name": "Terrie Barrera"
      },
      "type": "Required"
    },
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address": "Lauren@contoso.com",
        "name": "Lauren Solis"
      },
      "type": "Required"
    }
  ],
  "multiValueExtendedProperties": [
     {
           "id":"StringArray {66f5a359-4659-4830-9070-00050ec6ac6e} Name Recreation",
           "value": ["Food", "Hiking", "Swimming"]
     }
  ]
}

Response 1

A successful response is indicated by an HTTP 201 Created response code, and includes the new event in the response body, similar to the response from creating just an event. The response doesn't include any newly created extended properties.

To see the newly created extended property, get the event expanded with the extended property.

Request 2

The second example creates one multi-value extended property for the specified message. That extended property is the only element in the multiValueExtendedProperties collection. The request body includes the following for the extended property:

id specifies the property as an array of strings with the specified GUID and the name Palette.
value specifies Palette as an array of 3 string values, ["Green", "Aqua", "Blue"].

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/messages('AAMkAGE1M2_as77AACHsLrBBBA=')

Content-Type: application/json

{
  "multiValueExtendedProperties": [
      {
         "id":"StringArray {66f5a359-4659-4830-9070-00049ec6ac6e} Name Palette",
         "value":["Green", "Aqua", "Blue"]
      }
    ]
}

Response 2

A successful response is indicated by an HTTP 200 OK response code, and includes the specified message in the response body, similar to the response from updating a message. The response doesn't include the newly created extended property.

To see the newly created extended property, get the message expanded with the extended property.