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GetFolder operation

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The GetFolder operation gets folders from the Exchange store.

GetFolder request example

Description

The following example of a GetFolder request shows how to obtain a folder identifier, display name, the count of items in that folder, the count of child folders, and the number of unread items in the folder.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
   xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetFolder xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
               xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
      <FolderShape>
        <t:BaseShape>Default</t:BaseShape>
      </FolderShape>
      <FolderIds>
        <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="inbox"/>
      </FolderIds>
    </GetFolder>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Request elements

This GetFolder request includes the following elements:

See the schema for additional elements that you can use to form a GetFolder request.

Note

The schema that describes this element is located in the IIS virtual directory that hosts Exchange Web Services.

GetFolder response example

Description

The following Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) body example shows a successful response to the GetFolder request.

Note

The folder ID and the change key have been shortened to preserve readability.

Code

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" 
               xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
               xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <soap:Header>
    <t:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="8" MinorVersion="0" MajorBuildNumber="628" MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <GetFolderResponse xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" 
                       xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                       xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:ResponseMessages>
        <m:GetFolderResponseMessage ResponseClass="Success">
          <m:ResponseCode>NoError</m:ResponseCode>
          <m:Folders>
            <t:Folder>
              <t:FolderId Id="AQApA=" ChangeKey="AQAAAB" />
              <t:DisplayName>Inbox</t:DisplayName>
              <t:TotalCount>2</t:TotalCount>
              <t:ChildFolderCount>0</t:ChildFolderCount>
              <t:UnreadCount>2</t:UnreadCount>
            </t:Folder>
          </m:Folders>
        </m:GetFolderResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </GetFolderResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Response elements

This GetFolder response includes the following elements:

GetFolder Error response example

Description

The following SOAP body example shows an error response that is caused by an incorrect FolderId in the request.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" 
               xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
               xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <soap:Header>
    <t:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="8" MinorVersion="0" MajorBuildNumber="628" MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <GetFolderResponse xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" 
                       xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                       xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:ResponseMessages>
        <m:GetFolderResponseMessage ResponseClass="Error">
          <m:MessageText>Id is malformed.</m:MessageText>
          <m:ResponseCode>ErrorInvalidIdMalformed</m:ResponseCode>
          <m:DescriptiveLinkKey>0</m:DescriptiveLinkKey>
          <m:Folders />
        </m:GetFolderResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </GetFolderResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Response elements

This GetFolder error response includes the following elements:

Version differences

For applications that target Exchange Online, Exchange Online as part of Office 365, or an on-premises version of Exchange starting with Exchange 2013, folder permissions are not returned when the BaseShape element has a value of AllProperties in the GetFolder operation request. To retrieve folder permissions, add the PermissionSet (PermissionSetType) element to the AdditionalProperties element in the GetFolder request.

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