Overview
A MailMessage is a data type that represents an email message that has been or could be received or sent.
A MailMessage object does not just contain the body of the email, but majority of its properties such as the senders email address, the subject, any individuals copied, and even all the included attachments.
UiPath works with a whole plethora of mail providers including, but not limited to Exchange, IBM Notes, IMAP, Outlook, POP3, and SMTP.
There are three main functions in UiPath relating to MailMessages that are laid out as activities:
- Get Mail Messages – Grabs emails from your desired email application and adds them to a list.
- Move Mail Messages – Moves emails to a specified folder within your desired email application.
- Send Mail Messages – Send an email designed in UiPath through your desired email application.
For even more functionality, you can use the below Methods or Properties to modify or retrieve information regarding the MailMessage object for processing.
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What can you do with MailMessages?
Below are some great examples of the use of MailMessages:
- Process Email Messages
- Organize Mailboxes
- Filter Mail Messages
Commonly Used Properties
The following are some commonly used properties for MailMessages. A property is a characteristic or attribute of an object (i.e. MailMessage). To learn more about properties, click here.
Attachments - Gets the collection of email attachments.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Attachments |
N/A |
AttachmentCollection |
Bcc - Gets the address collection of Bcc recipients.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Bcc |
{"Sam Smith"} |
MailAddressCollection |
Body - Gets or sets the message body.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Body |
"Dear Karen, " |
String |
BodyEncoding - Gets or sets the body encoding property.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.BodyEncoding |
"us-ascii" |
Encoding |
CC - Gets the address collection of CC recipients.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.CC |
{"Steve Smith","Kevin Roth"} |
MailAddressCollection |
From - Gets or sets the From address.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.From |
"Clifford Frey" |
MailAddress |
IsBodyHTML - Gets a value indicating if the body is in HTML.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.IsBodyHTML |
False |
Boolean |
Sender - Gets or sets the sender's email address as a String.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Sender |
"Clifford Frey" |
String |
Subject - Gets or sets the message subject.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Subject |
"Where is my Pizza?" |
String |
SubjectEncoding - Gets or sets the subject encoding property.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.SubjectEncoding |
"us-ascii" |
Encoding |
To - Gets the address collection of To recipients.
| Example Property | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.To |
{"Karen Glory"} |
MailAddressCollection |
Commonly Used Methods
The following are some commonly used methods for MailMessages. Methods are actions that objects (i.e. MailMessage) can perform. To learn more about methods, click here.
Dispose - Deletes a MailMessage.
| Example Method | Example Return | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
|
MailMessage.Dispose |
N/A |
N/A |
