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Does moving a message item between folders in a shared mailbox modify its immutable id? (Note: It's a shared mailbox))

Vijayakumar Natarajan 0 Reputation points
2024-06-24T11:46:30.68+00:00

I am using the Graph API .NET SDK to fetch messages in a shared mailbox and adding the prefer immutable ids header. However, when paginating the results using the odataNextLink property & fetching the entire result, the immutable ids of message item gets modified when they are moved to a different folder. Is this expected behavior?

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  1. Mike Hu-MSFT 1,865 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-06-25T02:41:37.7133333+00:00

    Hi,

    An item's immutable ID won't change so long as the item stays in the same mailbox. That means that immutable ID will NOT change if the item is moved to a different folder in the mailbox.

    Even if it is a shared mailbox, it should be the same as above.

    However, the immutable ID changes if:

    • The user moves the item to an archive mailbox.
    • The user exports the item (to a PST, as an MSG file, etc.) and re-imports it into their mailbox.

    More information you can refer to: : Obtain immutable identifiers for Outlook resources - Microsoft Graph | Microsoft Learn

    Please feel free to contact me for any updates.

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