CreateItem (E-mail Message)

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CreateItem (E-mail Message)

The CreateItem operation is used to create e-mail messages.

CreateItem Request Example

Description

The following example of a CreateItem request shows how to create a new e-mail message, send the message, and save a copy of it in the drafts folder.

Code

XML

<?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>
    <CreateItem MessageDisposition="SendAndSaveCopy" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <SavedItemFolderId>
        <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="drafts" />
      </SavedItemFolderId>
      <Items>
        <t:Message>
          <t:ItemClass>IPM.Note</t:ItemClass>
          <t:Subject>Project Action</t:Subject>
          <t:Body BodyType="Text">Priority - Update specification</t:Body>
          <t:ToRecipients>
            <t:Mailbox>
              <t:EmailAddress>sschmidt@example.com</t:EmailAddress>
            </t:Mailbox>
          </t:ToRecipients>
          <t:IsRead>false</t:IsRead>
        </t:Message>
      </Items>
    </CreateItem>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Request Elements

The following elements are used in the request:

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

Successful CreateItem Response

Description

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

Code

XML

<?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="595" MinorBuildNumber="0" xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <CreateItemResponse 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:CreateItemResponseMessage ResponseClass="Success">
          <m:ResponseCode>NoError</m:ResponseCode>
          <m:Items />
        </m:CreateItemResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </CreateItemResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are included in the response:

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

Error CreateItem Response

Description

The following example shows an error response to a CreateItem request.

Code

[xml]

<?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="595" MinorBuildNumber="0" xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <CreateItemResponse 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:CreateItemResponseMessage ResponseClass="Error">
          <m:MessageText>The user account which was used to submit this request does not have the right to send mail on behalf of the specified sending account.</m:MessageText>
          <m:ResponseCode>ErrorSendAsDenied</m:ResponseCode>
          <m:DescriptiveLinkKey>0</m:DescriptiveLinkKey>
          <m:Items />
        </m:CreateItemResponseMessage>
      </m:ResponseMessages>
    </CreateItemResponse>
  </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 CreateItem operation, explore the schema hierarchy. Start at the CreateItemResponse element.

Reference

CreateItem Operation