Get IMAP Email List

UiPath.Mail.IMAP.Activities.GetIMAPMailMessages

Description

Retrieves an IMAP email message from a specified server.

Note: This activity is called Get IMAP Mail Messages in versions older than 1.24.

Windows - Legacy | Windows | Cross-platform

DisplayName - The display name of the activity.
TimeoutMS - Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 30000 milliseconds (30 seconds).

MailFolder - The mail folder from which the messages are to be retrieved.
Server - The email server host that is to be used.
Port - The port used to get the email message.

Note: Using an IP address in the Server field instead of a DNS name only works when there are no SSL connections or if there is an SSL certificate issued for the IP address.

ClientName - The Name property of the IMAP client implementation.
ClientVersion - The Version property of the IMAP client implementation.
Email - The email account used to get the message.
Password - The password of the email account used to get the message. If UseOAuth is selected, the value of this parameter must be an OAuth2 access token.
SecurePassword - The password of the email account used, as a secure string. If UseOAuth is selected, the value of this parameter must be an OAuth2 access token.
UseOAuth - Indicates whether to use an OAuth2 access token instead of a password. By default, this option is not selected.

Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

DeleteMessages - Specifies if the read messages should be marked for delete.
FilterExpression - Returns only those mail messages matching the filter expression.
FilterExpressionCharacterSet - The MIME name of the character set to be used for the filter expression.

Note: The list of valid MIME names that can be used is available at Character Sets.
Ignore CRL - Specifies whether to ignore the Certificate Revocation List validation when connecting. This field only accepts Boolean values and variables. If left empty, the default False value is used.
MarkAsRead - Specifies whether to mark retrieved messages as read. By default, this check box is cleared.
OnlyUnreadMessages - Specifies whether to retrieve only unread messages. By default, this check box is selected.
OrderByDate - Order mail messages by date. Choose one of two options: Newest First, OldestFirst. The default value is Newest First.
SecureConnection - Specifies the SSL and/or TLS encryption to be used for the connection.
Top - The number of messages to be retrieved, starting from either the newest or the oldest, depending on the OrderByDate parameter.

Connection - The connection established in Integration Service for the Mail connector.
Email folder - The mail folder from which the messages are to be retrieved.
Additional filters - Returns only those mail messages matching the filter expression.

TimeoutMS - Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 30000 milliseconds (30 seconds).

Limit emails to first - The number of messages to be retrieved, starting from the top of the list. This field spports Int32 type input.
Unread only - Specifies whether to retrieve only unread messages. Default value: True.
Mark as read - Specifies whether to mark retrieved messages as read.
Delete messages - Specifies if the read messages should be marked for delete.
Order by date - Order mail messages by date. Choose one of two options: Newest First, OldestFirst. The default value is Newest First.
FilterExpressionCharacterSet - The MIME name of the character set to be used for the filter expression. The list of valid MIME names that can be used is available at Character Sets.

Email list - The retrieved messages as a collection of UiPathMailMessage objects.

The following table shows examples of filters that can be useful when you query IMAP mail messages:

Query	Filter Expression
All mail messages that contain "Welcome" in the subject	"SUBJECT ""Welcome"""
All mail messages that contain "Welcome" in the subject and are from "john.smith@example.com"	"SUBJECT ""Welcome"" FROM john.smith@example.com"
All mail messages that contain "Welcome" in the subject and are not from "john.smith@example.com"	"SUBJECT ""Welcome"" NOT FROM john.smith@example.com"
All mail messages that contain "Please review" in the body	"BODY ""Please review"""
All flagged mail messages (i.e. \)\)Flagged flag set)	"FLAGGED"
All mail messages since 02/23/2021	"SINCE 23-Feb-2021"
All non-delivery report mail messages received on 02/23/2021 or 01/23/2021	"OR (ON 23-Feb-2021 FROM postmaster@outlook.com) (ON 23-Jan-2021 FROM postmaster@outlook.com)"
All mail messages unanswered today and from an email address that contains "examples.com"	"UNANSWERED ON " + DateTime.Today.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy") + " FROM examples.com"