fatrainbowpony / outlook-api

Library for work with the Outlook Interop API

Outlook API

This is library for easy work with the Outlook Interop API

Features

• Sending a mail to one or a group of people with or without attachments.
• Reading mails from various client mail folders with or without loading attachments.
• Getting a list of contacts from various address folders.

Support

Basic information on the Outlook API can be found at: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.office.interop.outlook?view=outlook-pia

Usage

Connection

Add a reference to OutlookAPI.dll and import namespace:

using OutlookAPI;

Sending a mail to one people

• Without attachments:

using OutlookAPI;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	bool isSent = Outlook.SendMail("[email protected]", "Test sending", "This test mail");
	if (isSent)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

• With attachments:

using OutlookAPI;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	bool isSent = Outlook.SendMail("[email protected]", "Test sending", "This test mail", new List<string> { "‪C:\\Image.png" });
	if (isSent)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

Sending a mail to group people

• Without attachments:

using OutlookAPI;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	bool isSent = Outlook.SendMail(new List<string> { "[email protected]", "[email protected]" }, "Test sending", "This test mail");
	if (isSent)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

• With attachments:

using OutlookAPI;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	bool isSent = Outlook.SendMail(new List<string> { "[email protected]", "[email protected]" }, "Test sending", "This test mail", new List<string> { "‪C:\\Image.png" });
	if (isSent)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

Reading mails without loading attachments

• Without loading attachments:

using OutlookAPI;
using OutlookAPI.Models;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	List<Mail> mails = OutlookHelper.ReadMails(OutlookHelper.MailFolder.Inbox);
	if (mails != null)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

• With loading attachments:

using OutlookAPI;
using OutlookAPI.Models;

//...

bool isOpened = OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	List<Mail> mails = Outlook.ReadMails(OutlookHelper.MailFolder.Inbox, "‪C:\\");
	if (mails != null)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...

Getting contacts

using OutlookAPI;
using OutlookAPI.Models;

//...

bool isOpened = Outlook.OpenApp();
if (isOpened)
{
	//...
	
	List<Contact> contacts = Outlook.GetContacts(OutlookHelper.AddressBook.GlobalAddressList);
	if (contacts != null)
	{
		//...
	}
	
	//...
}

//...