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DeleteItem Operation

Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-16

The DeleteItem operation deletes items in the Exchange store.

Note

An error response that includes the ErrorCannotDeleteObject error code will be returned for a DeleteItem operation when a delegate tries to delete an item in the principal's mailbox by setting the DisposalType to MoveToDeletedItems. To delete an item by moving it to the Deleted Items folder, a delegate must use the MoveItem Operation.

DeleteItem Request Example

Description

The following example of a DeleteItem request shows how to perform a hard delete of an item from a mailbox.

Note

The folder ID has been shortened to preserve readability.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="https://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
  xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
  <soap:Body>
    <DeleteItem DeleteType="HardDelete" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ItemIds>
        <t:ItemId Id="AS4AUn==" />
      </ItemIds>
    </DeleteItem>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Request Elements

The following elements are used in the request:

Note

The schema that describes this element is located in the EWS virtual directory of the computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that has the Client Access server role installed.

To find other options for the request message of the DeleteItem operation, explore the schema hierarchy. Start at the DeleteItem element.

Successful DeleteItem Response

Description

The following example shows a successful response to the DeleteItem request.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="https://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="595" MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <DeleteItemResponse xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" 
                        xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                        xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:ResponseMessages>
        <m:DeleteItemResponseMessage ResponseClass="Success">
          <m:ResponseCode>NoError</m:ResponseCode>
        </m:DeleteItemResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </DeleteItemResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are used in the response:

To find other options for the response message of the DeleteItem operation, explore the schema hierarchy. Start at the DeleteItemResponse element.

DeleteItem Error Response

Description

The following example shows an error response to a DeleteItem request. The error was created because the operation tried to delete an item that was not found in the Exchange store.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="https://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="595" MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <DeleteItemResponse xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" 
                        xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                        xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:ResponseMessages>
        <m:DeleteItemResponseMessage ResponseClass="Error">
          <m:MessageText>The specified object was not found in the store.</m:MessageText>
          <m:ResponseCode>ErrorItemNotFound</m:ResponseCode>
          <m:DescriptiveLinkKey>0</m:DescriptiveLinkKey>
        </m:DeleteItemResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </DeleteItemResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Error Response Elements

The following elements are used in the error response:

To find other options for the error response message of the DeleteItem operation, explore the schema hierarchy. Start at the DeleteItemResponse element.