UpdateInboxRules operation

Exchange Server 2013

Last modified: February 05, 2015

Applies to: Exchange Online | Exchange Server 2013 | Office 365

In this article
UpdateInboxRules (Create Rule) Request Example
UpdateInboxRules (Create Rule) Response Example
UpdateInboxRules (Set Rule) Request Example
UpdateInboxRules (Set Rule) Response Example
UpdateInboxRules (Delete Rule) Request Example
UpdateInboxRules (Delete Rule) Response Example

The UpdateInboxRules operation updates the authenticated user's Inbox rules by applying the specified operations. UpdateInboxRules is used to create an Inbox rule, to set an Inbox rule, or to delete an Inbox rule.

When you use the UpdateInboxRules operation, Exchange Web Services deletes client-side send rules. Client-side send rules are stored on the client in the rule Folder Associated Information (FAI) Message and nowhere else. EWS deletes this rule FAI message by default, based on the expectation that Outlook will recreate it. However, Outlook can't recreate rules that don't also exist as an extended rule, and client-side send rules don't exist as extended rules. As a result, these rules are lost. We suggest you consider this when designing your solution.

You can use Exchange Web Services to create an Inbox rule in a user's mailbox in the Exchange store. Use the UpdateInboxRules element in conjunction with the CreateRuleOperation element to create a rule.

Description

The client constructs the request XML and sends it to the server.

Code

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
               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 ="Exchange2010_SP1"/>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
      <m:UpdateInboxRules>
        <m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>true</m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>
        <m:Operations>
          <t:CreateRuleOperation>
            <t:Rule>
              <t:DisplayName>MoveInterestingToJunk</t:DisplayName>
              <t:Priority>1</t:Priority>
              <t:IsEnabled>true</t:IsEnabled>
              <t:Conditions>
                <t:ContainsSubjectStrings>
                  <t:String>Interesting</t:String>
                </t:ContainsSubjectStrings>
              </t:Conditions>
              <t:Exceptions />
              <t:Actions>
                <t:MoveToFolder>
                  <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="junkemail" />
                </t:MoveToFolder>
              </t:Actions>
            </t:Rule>
          </t:CreateRuleOperation>
        </m:Operations>
      </m:UpdateInboxRules>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Comments

This example builds a rule that will move an e-mail message to the Junk E-mail folder if the e-mail subject contains a string that equals "Interesting".

Request Elements

The UpdateInboxRules request includes the following elements:

The Operations element contains the CreateRuleOperation element to create a rule.

Description

The following Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) body example shows a successful response to the UpdateInboxRules request that creates a rule.

Code

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Header>
    <h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="14" 
        MinorVersion="1" 
        MajorBuildNumber="139" 
        MinorBuildNumber="0" Version="Exchange2010_SP1" 
        xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"/>
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <UpdateInboxRulesResponse 
         ResponseClass="Success" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
    </UpdateInboxRulesResponse>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are used in the response:

You can use Exchange Web Services to modify an Inbox rule in a user's mailbox in the Exchange store. Use the UpdateInboxRules element in conjunction with the SetRuleOperation element to modify a rule.

Description

The client constructs the request XML and sends it to the server.

Code

XML
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
               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 ="Exchange2010_SP1"/>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
      <m:UpdateInboxRules>
        <m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>true</m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>
        <Operations xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
          <SetRuleOperation xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
            <Rule>
              <RuleId>Nh8AAAAwW/w=</RuleId>
              <DisplayName>(Modified) This is Junk</DisplayName>
              <Priority>1</Priority>
              <IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
              <Conditions>
                <ContainsSubjectStrings>
                  <String>Interesting</String>
                </ContainsSubjectStrings>
              </Conditions>
              <Actions>
                <MoveToFolder>
                  <FolderId Id="AAMkADQ1YTE1" ChangeKey="AQAAAA==" />
                </MoveToFolder>
              </Actions>
            </Rule>
          </SetRuleOperation>
        </Operations>
      </m:UpdateInboxRules>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Comments

This example changes the display name to "(Modified) This is Junk".

Note Note

The values of the Id and ChangeKey attributes of the FolderId element have been shortened for readability.

Request Elements

The UpdateInboxRules request includes the following elements:

The Operations element contains the SetRuleOperation element to modify a rule.

Description

The following Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) body example shows a successful response to the UpdateInboxRules request that modifies a rule.

Code

XML
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Header>
    <h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="14" 
        MinorVersion="1" 
        MajorBuildNumber="139" 
        MinorBuildNumber="0" 
        Version="Exchange2010_SP1" 
        xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"/>
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <UpdateInboxRulesResponse 
          ResponseClass="Success" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
    </UpdateInboxRulesResponse>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are used in the response:

You can use Exchange Web Services to delete an Inbox rule in a user's mailbox in the Exchange store. Use the UpdateInboxRules in conjunction with the DeleteRuleOperation element to delete a rule.

Description

The client constructs the request XML and sends it to the server.

Code

XML
Copy 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
               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 ="Exchange2010_SP1"/>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
      <m:UpdateInboxRules>
        <m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>true</m:RemoveOutlookRuleBlob>
        <m:Operations>
          <t:DeleteRuleOperation>
            <t:RuleId>Nh8AAAAwW/U=</t:RuleId>
          </t:DeleteRuleOperation>
        </m:Operations>
      </m:UpdateInboxRules>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Comments

This example deletes the existing identified rule.

Request Elements

The UpdateInboxRules request includes the following elements:

The Operations element contains the DeleteRuleOperation element to delete a rule.

Description

The following Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) body example shows a successful response to the UpdateInboxRules request that deletes a rule.

Code

XML
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Header>
    <h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="14" 
        MinorVersion="1" 
        MajorBuildNumber="139" 
        MinorBuildNumber="0" 
        Version="Exchange2010_SP1" 
        xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"/>
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <UpdateInboxRulesResponse ResponseClass="Success" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
    </UpdateInboxRulesResponse>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are used in the response:

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