GetSharingFolder operation

The GetSharingFolder operation gets the local folder identifier of a specified shared folder.

SOAP Headers

The GetSharingFolder operation can use the SOAP headers that are listed and described in the following table.

Header Element Description
RequestVersion
RequestServerVersion
Identifies the schema version for the operation request.
ServerVersion
ServerVersionInfo
Identifies the version of the server that responded to the request.

GetSharingFolder request example

Getting the Local Folder Identifier by Specifying the SharedFolderId Element of the Folder Being Shared

The following code example shows how to form a request to get the identifier of the local folder that corresponds to the folder that is being shared. The folder that is being shared is identified by the SMTP address of the mailbox that contains the folder that is being shared and by the SharedFolderId element that represents the identifier of that folder. In this example, the folder that is being shared is owned by user1@contoso.com.

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"
               xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
               xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
  <soap:Header>
    <t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2010"/>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <m:GetSharingFolder>
      <m:SmtpAddress>user1@contoso.com</m:SmtpAddress>
      <m:SharedFolderId>AAMkA=</m:SharedFolderId>
    </m:GetSharingFolder>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Getting the Local Folder Identifier by Specifying the DataType Element of the Folder Being Shared

The following code example shows how to form a request to get the identifier of the local folder that corresponds to the folder that is being shared. The folder that is being shared is identified by the SMTP address of the mailbox that contains the folder that is being shared and by the DataType element that represents the type of data in that folder. In this example, the folder that is being shared is the Contacts folder that is owned by user1@contoso.com.

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"
               xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
               xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
  <soap:Header>
    <t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2010"/>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <m:GetSharingFolder>
      <m:SmtpAddress>user1@contoso.com</m:SmtpAddress>
      <m:DataType>Contacts</m:DataType>
    </m:GetSharingFolder>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Comments

For information about the possible values of the DataType element, see DataType.

Successful GetSharingFolder Response

Description

The following example shows a successful response to a GetSharingFolder request. The Id attribute of the SharingFolderId element represents the identifier of the local folder in the sharing relationship.

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="14" 
                         MinorVersion="0" 
                         MajorBuildNumber="639" 
                         MinorBuildNumber="11" 
                         Version="Exchange2010" 
                         xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <GetSharingFolderResponseMessage ResponseClass="Success"
                                xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
                                xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
                                xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:ResponseCode>NoError</m:ResponseCode>
      <m:SharingFolderId Id="AAMkAD=" ChangeKey="AwAAA=" />
    </GetSharingFolderResponseMessage>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

GetSharingFolder error response

Description

The following example shows an error response to a GetSharingFolder request. In this example, the error occurred because the request specified both the SharingFolderId and DataType elements. Note that only one or the other of those two elements can be specified, but not both.

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="14" 
                         MinorVersion="0" 
                         MajorBuildNumber="639" 
                         MinorBuildNumber="11" 
                         Version="Exchange2010" 
                         xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <GetSharingFolderResponseMessage ResponseClass="Error" 
                                xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
                                xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
                                xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <m:MessageText>Either DataType or SharedFolderId must be specified, but not both.</m:MessageText>
      <m:ResponseCode>ErrorInvalidGetSharingFolderRequest</m:ResponseCode>
      <m:DescriptiveLinkKey>0</m:DescriptiveLinkKey>
    </GetSharingFolderResponseMessage>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

See also

GetSharingFolder

GetSharingFolderType

GetSharingFolderResponseMessage

GetSharingFolderResponseMessageType

EWS operations in Exchange