Mark Email As Read
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Overview
You can use this Snap to mark an email in your mailbox as read.
Snap Type
Mark Email As Read is a Write-type Snap that marks an email as read.
Prerequisites
Valid Exchange Online tenant.
Valid OAUth2 application in Azure Active Directory 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 & Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Input | Document |
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| Requires User/Shared MailBox and Existing Message ID. |
Output | Document |
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| Marking emails in the mailbox as read. |
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 |
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Label*
Default Value: Mark Email As Read | 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. |
Existing Message ID*
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the ID of an existing message to mark it as read. |
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 |
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Existing Message ID is required field for performing operation | Missing Existing Message Id field. | Enter the an existing message Id in the Existing Message Id field. |
Examples
Search and mark an email as read
We use an example where we are going to search for an email from an individual's mailbox with required inputs and mark it as read.
In this example, our Pipeline activities are as follows:
Searching an email using Search Email Snap.
Marking an email as read using Mark Email As Read Snap.
Here, let us look into the role of Search Event Snap in this Pipeline.
Search Email Snap | Output |
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Upon execution, we see an output with the retrieved email.
Here, let us look into the role of Mark Email As Read Snap in this Pipeline.
We mark an email as read. Let's provide input in the Snap Settings and look at the output.
Mark Email As Read Snap | Output |
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Downloads
Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines
Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
Provide Pipeline parameters as applicable.
Snap Pack History
See Also
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