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Hello,

Im trying to get the getmails(v3) function to extract several mails used to measure kpis. The only problem im having is im retrieving the mails from a shared inbox distributed in several folders and subfolders. I created an "apply to each loop" that would pass one by one the different folder paths getmails has to go through. Unfortunately its not working, the getmails function can only access the mails in the folder if the folder is selected manually through the small folder icon that lets you navigate. This is a problem when you want to access several folders as it doesn't interpret normal folder routes in the form of text, as said only manually. I show foto to illustrate what i mean by manually.

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Hi,

Solution 1: Use Graph API with HTTP Connector

Replace the Get emails (V3) action with HTTP requests to Microsoft Graph API:

Add HTTP action instead of Get emails (V3)

Method: GET

URI:

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{shared-mailbox-email}/mailFolders/{folder-id}/messages

Authentication: Use OAuth 2.0 or service principal

To get folder IDs dynamically:

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{shared-mailbox-email}/mailFolders?$filter=displayName eq '@{variables('FolderName')}'

Solution 2: Use Outlook REST API

Similar to Graph API but using Outlook REST endpoints:

HTTP Action Method: GET

URI:

https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/users/{shared-mailbox}/folders/{folder-path}/messages

Headers:
- Authorization: Bearer {token}
- Accept: application/json

Solution 3: PowerShell Script Approach

Use the Run PowerShell Script action (if available in your environment):

powershell

$folders = @("Folder1/SubFolder1", "Folder2/SubFolder2")
$results = @()

foreach ($folder in $folders) {
    $emails = Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Identity "shared@company.com" -FolderScope $folder
    $results += $emails
}

return $results | ConvertTo-Json