Get Emails V3 Search Query

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I am unable to find any official documentation on how to structure Search Queries, or examples, and I need to know how to search for emails with multiple criteria. Is anyone aware of documentation that helps, or know if any way of structuring the query? Is it the same as the Power Automated Cloud activity?

For example, I need to filter emails by date received, not from specific email addresses and excluding some attachment types. Is this possible with the Search Query field?

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Hi,

There's a lot of documentation out there at Microsoft Learn but here's a quick summary to help you keep going:

Office 365 Outlook - Connectors | Microsoft Learn

Use query parameters to customize responses - Microsoft Graph | Microsoft Learn

For Power Automate Cloud (Outlook 365 Connector):

You can use the "Get emails" or "When a new email arrives (V3)" trigger with a Search Query in the advanced settings. The Search Query uses the Microsoft Graph OData query language, and you can filter emails by criteria such as date received.

Example Search Query Syntax:

receivedDateTime ge 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z and receivedDateTime lt 2024-11-10T23:59:59Z

receivedDateTime ge 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z: Emails received after or on November 1, 2024.

receivedDateTime lt 2024-11-10T23:59:59Z: Emails received before November 10, 2024.

Unfortunately, you cannot directly filter based on attachment types in the Search Query. However, you can process the emails in subsequent steps to exclude unwanted attachment types.

Steps to Exclude Certain Attachment Types:

Add a Condition:

After retrieving the emails, use a condition to check if the attachment name ends with certain file extensions (e.g., .exe, .zip).

Example condition: @not(endsWith(item()?['Name'], '.exe'))

Filter Attachments in an "Apply to Each" Loop:

Loop through the attachments and skip processing those with the unwanted file types.

For Power Automate Desktop:

In Power Automate Desktop, you can:

Use the "Launch Outlook" or "Get Outlook emails" action.

Specify filters such as Date received in the action's settings.

Process the emails in a loop and exclude attachments by checking the file extension in a script or condition.

Example of Filtering Emails:

Set up a filter to retrieve emails received within a specific date range.

Add a condition to exclude emails containing attachments with specific file extensions:

Use a condition: If Attachment Name does not end with ".exe" or ".zip"

Important Notes:

Search Query Limitations: The Search Query in Power Automate Cloud cannot directly exclude attachment types but can filter emails based on metadata like date, subject, or sender.

Post-Processing in the Flow: For advanced filtering (like attachment types), implement logic within the flow after retrieving emails.

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Hey there!

I am following up on this post get emails v3 search query in this category power automate desktop from 11/15/2024. I know the post is a little older, but it is a common question here so wanted to take a moment and follow-up. I see there have been 1 replies and 2 likes and asking if your question has been answered. If so, please help the community out by completing one or more of the following actions! Thanks in advance!

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Sorry to answer an old post but when I was searching for a solution I found this post.

Unfortunately, the answer doesn't work.

Search query is not the same as a Q Query/Filter for other power automate step.

The pattern is received>2022-01-01 AND received<2024-01-31 or if you want a specific day use a : instead of < or >

It took me sometime to find it as I was also trying to use LT or GT like we do for a filter query.

Hopefully it helps others.

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