Create outlookTaskFolder (deprecated)

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

The Outlook tasks API is deprecated and will stop returning data on August 20, 2022. Please use the new To Do API. For more information, see To Do APIs in public preview.

Create a task folder in the default task group (My Tasks) of the user's mailbox.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	Tasks.ReadWrite
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Tasks.ReadWrite
Application	Not supported.

HTTP request

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

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of outlookTaskFolder object.

Response

If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and outlookTaskFolder object in the response body.

Example

Request

The following example creates a task folder called Volunteer in the default task group (My Tasks) of the user's mailbox.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/outlook/taskfolders 
Content-type: application/json

{
  "name": "Volunteer"
}

C#

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

var requestBody = new OutlookTaskFolder
{
	Name = "Volunteer",
};
var result = await graphClient.Me.Outlook.TaskFolders.PostAsync(requestBody);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const outlookTaskFolder = {
  name: 'Volunteer'
};

await client.api('/me/outlook/taskfolders')
	.version('beta')
	.post(outlookTaskFolder);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

OutlookTaskFolder outlookTaskFolder = new OutlookTaskFolder();
outlookTaskFolder.name = "Volunteer";

graphClient.me().outlook().taskFolders()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(outlookTaskFolder);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewOutlookTaskFolder()
name := "Volunteer"
requestBody.SetName(&name) 

result, err := graphClient.Me().Outlook().TaskFolders().Post(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Users

$params = @{
	Name = "Volunteer"
}

# A UPN can also be used as -UserId.
New-MgUserOutlookTaskFolder -UserId $userId -BodyParameter $params

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PHP

<?php

// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);

$requestBody = new OutlookTaskFolder();
$requestBody->setName('Volunteer');



$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->me()->outlook()->taskFolders()->post($requestBody);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of outlookTaskFolder object.

Response

Here is an example of the response. Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
  "id": "AAMkADIyAAAhrbPWAAA=",
  "changeKey": "hmM7Eb/jgEec8l3+gkJEawAAIbAGig==",
  "isDefaultFolder": false,
  "name": "Volunteer",
  "parentGroupKey": "0006f0b7-0000-0000-c000-000000000046"
}