IdType="ImmutableId"

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IdType="ImmutableId"

Phil Stowell 15

Good afternoon,

Has anything changed with using IdType="ImmutableId"? This has been working fine for a number of years.

I have been doing batch requests of /messages?$search=... and for each batched request I had the header prefer IdType="ImmutableId". This batch request now fails with a 400 bad request on graph explorer and api returns "ErrorInvalidIdMalformed" if I have this header included. I can include on the batch post request itself. Is ImmutableId still relevant or I just use without if I want to use the ID returned in the future.

I have searched for clarity on this without luck.

Many thanks,

Antonio 255 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-05-10T20:42:15.45+00:00

Please include the complete example of graph API calls / header info.

So that others in our community are able to reproduce and aid you with this.

Phil Stowell 15

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Example of batch POST getting rejected as 400 error which has worked fine for multiple years:

{
    "requests": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "method": "GET",
            "url": "users/***@****.co.uk/messages?$search=\"body:test\"&$expand=attachments($select=name,id)",
            "headers": {
                "Prefer": "outlook.timezone=\"Europe/London\", odata.maxpagesize=50, outlook.body-content-type=\"text\",IdType=\"ImmutableId\""
            }
        }
    ]
}

If I remove IdType="ImmutableId" like below it works but I guess I won't be getting immutable ids anymore?


{
    "requests": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "method": "GET",
            "url": "users/***@****.co.uk/messages?$search=\"body:test\"&$expand=attachments($select=name,id)",
            "headers": {
                "Prefer": "outlook.timezone=\"Europe/London\", odata.maxpagesize=50, outlook.body-content-type=\"text\""
            }
        }
    ]
}

I can submit IdType="ImmutableId" on the batch POST request but I don't think this would have the same meaning?

Phil Stowell 15 Reputation points

2023-05-11T15:35:37.8166667+00:00

It only seems to be an issue when using $search. I have another batch using $filter which still works fine.
Kanishka Hewapathirana 35 Reputation points

2023-05-17T09:17:20.0866667+00:00

Hi guys,

We have the same problem as this.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1286551/email-search-issue-with-idtype-immutableid
Revostat Admin 0 Reputation points

2023-07-28T09:00:06.7033333+00:00

Hii,

Is there any resolution to the problem yet?

JP 0

I am running into the same issue using messages search. It is not returning immutable id. Here is an example of the call I am making where ImmutableId is not returned :-(

let requestUrl = `me/mailFolders/Inbox/messages?$select=id,from,toRecipients,subject,bodyPreview&$search="participants:${emailAddress}"`;

    while (true) {
      const response = await client.api(requestUrl)
        .header("Prefer", 'IdType="ImmutableId"')
        .get();

JP 0 Reputation points

2023-10-22T03:42:04.0033333+00:00

Not ideal but it is possible to convert regular ids to immutable ids

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/announcing-immutable-id-for-outlook-resources-in-microsoft-graph/

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Antonio 255 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-05-10T20:42:15.45+00:00

Please include the complete example of graph API calls / header info.

So that others in our community are able to reproduce and aid you with this.
Phil Stowell 15 Reputation points

2023-05-11T13:36:33.6666667+00:00

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Example of batch POST getting rejected as 400 error which has worked fine for multiple years:

{ "requests": [ { "id": "1", "method": "GET", "url": "users/***@****.co.uk/messages?$search=\"body:test\"&$expand=attachments($select=name,id)", "headers": { "Prefer": "outlook.timezone=\"Europe/London\", odata.maxpagesize=50, outlook.body-content-type=\"text\",IdType=\"ImmutableId\"" } } ] }

If I remove IdType="ImmutableId" like below it works but I guess I won't be getting immutable ids anymore?

{ "requests": [ { "id": "1", "method": "GET", "url": "users/***@****.co.uk/messages?$search=\"body:test\"&$expand=attachments($select=name,id)", "headers": { "Prefer": "outlook.timezone=\"Europe/London\", odata.maxpagesize=50, outlook.body-content-type=\"text\"" } } ] }

I can submit IdType="ImmutableId" on the batch POST request but I don't think this would have the same meaning?
Phil Stowell 15 Reputation points

2023-05-11T15:35:37.8166667+00:00

It only seems to be an issue when using $search. I have another batch using $filter which still works fine.
Kanishka Hewapathirana 35 Reputation points

2023-05-17T09:17:20.0866667+00:00

Hi guys,

We have the same problem as this.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1286551/email-search-issue-with-idtype-immutableid
Revostat Admin 0 Reputation points

2023-07-28T09:00:06.7033333+00:00

Hii,

Is there any resolution to the problem yet?
JP 0 Reputation points

2023-10-21T23:31:49.4533333+00:00

I am running into the same issue using messages search. It is not returning immutable id. Here is an example of the call I am making where ImmutableId is not returned :-(

let requestUrl = `me/mailFolders/Inbox/messages?$select=id,from,toRecipients,subject,bodyPreview&$search="participants:${emailAddress}"`; while (true) { const response = await client.api(requestUrl) .header("Prefer", 'IdType="ImmutableId"') .get();
JP 0 Reputation points

2023-10-22T03:42:04.0033333+00:00

Not ideal but it is possible to convert regular ids to immutable ids

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/announcing-immutable-id-for-outlook-resources-in-microsoft-graph/

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