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Overview
You can use this Snap to search personal contacts.
Snap Type
Search Contact is a Read-type Snap that search in personal contacts.
Prerequisites
Valid Exchange Online tenant.
Valid OAuth2 application with all the required API permissions.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines. However, we recommend that you not use this Snap in an Ultra Pipeline. To know the list of Snaps that work in Ultra and the related caveats, see Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.
Limitations and Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Input | Document |
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| Requires the Contact Folder and Search Keyword along with number of contacts to be fetched. |
Output | Document |
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| Retrieves and fetches you the contact details. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. | |||
Snap Settings
Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (
): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.Expression icon (
): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.Add icon (
): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.Remove icon (
): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Label* Default Value: Search Contact | String | Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline. |
User/Shared MailBox
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the mailbox from which you want to configure auto reply for emails received. If not provided, then the mailbox specified in the account settings is used. |
Contact Folder Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the name of the contact folder where you want to search for the email. |
Search Keyword Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify a keyword to enhance your search. This will help to narrow down and make your search more precise. |
Number Of Contacts To Fetch Default Value: N/A | Integer/Expression | Specify the maximum number of contacts to be retrieved. If you leave this field blank, it fetches all contacts. |
Snap Execution
Default Value: Validate & Execute | Dropdown list | Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes:
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Troubleshooting
Error | Reason | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
Select valid Contact Folder Name | You have selected invalid Contact Folder Name. | Verify and enter a valid folder name. |
Examples
To search for a contact
We use an example of searching for contact with the required details which will be retrieved from the mailbox.
Let us provide the required inputs to the Snap setting and look at the output confirmation.
Send Email Snap | Output |
|---|---|
 |  |
Upon execution, we see an output with the retrieval of searched contact.
Downloads
Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines
Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
Provide Pipeline parameters as applicable.
Release | Snap Pack Version | Date | Type | Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2024 | main26341 |
| Stable | Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release. |
February 2024 | main25112 |
| Stable | The Microsoft Exchange Snap Pack is deprecated. We recommend that you use the Exchange Online Snap Pack for your existing pipelines containing the Microsoft Exchange Snaps. Contact support@snaplogic.com if your existing pipelines use Snaps from the deprecated Snap Pack. |
November 2023 | main23721 |
| Stable | Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release. |
August 2023 | main22460 |
| Stable | Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release. |
May 2023 | 433patches22402 |
| Latest | Fixed an issue with the Send Email Snap where attachments larger than 3 MB were not getting attached to the sent email messages. |
May 2023 | main21015 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
February 2023 | 432patches20437 |
| Latest | Fixed an issue with the Microsoft Exchange Online OAuth2 User and Exchange Online OAuth2 Application accounts that caused |
February 2023 | 432patches20035 |
| Stable | The below Exchange Online patch got re-deployed as stable.
You can choose to not assign these permissions in your Snap accounts. |
February 2023 | 432patches19899 |
| Latest | The following permissions are no longer mandatory for the Exchange Online Snaps to work:
You can choose to not delegate these permissions for your Snap accounts. |
February 2023 | main19844 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
December 2022 | 431patches19413 |
| Latest | When the Ultra Parent Pipeline is connected to a child Pipeline with the Send Email Snap using the Exchange Online OAuth2 application Account, it now refreshes, obtains a new access token, and continues the Snap operation. |
November 2022 | main18944 |
| Stable |
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September 2022 | 430patches18442 |
| Latest | The Microsoft Exchange Online List Events Snap now does not fail with the |
September 2022 | 430patches18099 |
| Latest |
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August 2022 | main17386 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.29 | main15993 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.28 | main14627 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.27 | main12833 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.26 | main11181 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.25 Patch | 425patches10994 |
| Latest | Improved the Exchange Online Snap Pack to handle authentication token errors and acquire new tokens and improved the error messages in the Create Event Snap where the Snap fails with Null Pointer Exception when the account reference provided is invalid. |
4.25 | main9554 |
| Stable | Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release. |
4.24 | 424patches8965 |
| Latest | Fixed an issue of the conflict of users' having similar email IDs by accepting only the first user’s email ID returned by the API and ignoring the duplicate ones. |
4.24 | main8556 |
| Stable | No updates made. |
4.23 | main7430 |
| Stable | Initial release of the Snap Pack with the following Snaps and Accounts: |