InstallApp operation
Find information about the InstallApp EWS operation.
The InstallApp operation installs a mail app for Outlook in a mailbox.
This operation was introduced in Exchange Server 2013.
Using the InstallApp operation
The InstallApp operation takes a single argument that identifies a mail app to install. The argument contains the base64-encoded manifest for a mail app.
InstallApp operation SOAP headers
The InstallApp operation can use the SOAP headers that are listed in the following table.
Header name | Element | Description |
---|---|---|
RequestVersion |
RequestServerVersion |
Identifies the schema version for the operation request. This header is applicable to a request. |
ServerVersion |
ServerVersionInfo |
Identifies the version of the server that responded to the request. This header is applicable to a response. |
InstallApp operation request example: Install a mail app in a mailbox
The following example of an InstallApp operation request shows how to install a mail app for Outlook. The app manifest can be found by using the GetAppManifests operation.
Note
The base64-encoded app manifest has been arbitrarily truncated to preserve readability and does not represent a valid manifest.
<?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"
xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
<soap:Header>
<t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2013" />
</soap:Header>
<soap:Body >
<m:InstallApp>
<m:Manifest>TUwiIC8+CiAgPC9SdWxlPgo8L09mZmljZUFwcD4=</m:Manifest>
</m:InstallApp>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
The request SOAP body contains the following elements:
Successful InstallApp operation response
The following example shows a successful response to an InstallApp operation request to install a mail app.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s:Header>
<h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="15"
MinorVersion="0"
MajorBuildNumber="556"
MinorBuildNumber="14"
Version="Exchange2013"
xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
</s:Header>
<s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<InstallAppResponse ResponseClass="Success"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
<ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
</InstallAppResponse>
</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>
The response SOAP body contains the following elements:
InstallApp operation error response
The following example shows an error response to an InstallApp operation request. This is a response to a request that contains an invalid manifest.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s:Header>
<h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="15"
MinorVersion="0"
MajorBuildNumber="556"
MinorBuildNumber="14"
Version="Exchange2013"
xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
</s:Header>
<s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<InstallAppResponse ResponseClass="Error"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
<MessageText>This app can't be installed. Missing OfficeApp element.</MessageText>
<ResponseCode>ErrorInternalServerError</ResponseCode>
<DescriptiveLinkKey>0</DescriptiveLinkKey>
</InstallAppResponse>
</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>
The error response SOAP body contains the following elements: