MailboxFolder.Read
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Delegated
Read
User Scope
Allows the app to read the user's mailbox folders, on behalf of the signed-in user.
Delegated Access
App-Only Access
Permission Details
Delegated Permission
User consent allowed
Read a user's mailbox folders
Allows the app to read the user's mailbox folders, on behalf of the signed-in user.
User sees: Allows the app to read your mailbox folders, on your behalf
Permission ID:
52dc2051-4958-4636-8f2a-281d39c6981c
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string |
The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only. |
totalItemCount |
int32Nullable |
The number of items in the folder. |
multiValueExtendedProperties |
microsoft.graph.multiValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection |
The collection of multi-value extended properties defined for the mailboxFolder. |
singleValueExtendedProperties |
microsoft.graph.singleValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection |
The collection of single-value extended properties defined for the mailboxFolder. |
type |
stringNullable |
Describes the folder class type. |
items |
microsoft.graph.mailboxItem collection |
The collection of items in this folder. |
parentMailboxUrl |
stringNullable |
The routing link to the actual underlying mailbox where the folder physically resides. The folder can be accessed using GET {parentMailboxUrl}/folders/{id}, which treats the entire URL as an opaque string. This method is especially important when auto-expanding archiving is enabled for a user's in-place archive mailbox. The user's archive content can span across multiple mailboxes in such scenarios. |
parentFolderId |
stringNullable |
The unique identifier for the parent folder of this folder. |
childFolders |
microsoft.graph.mailboxFolder collection |
The collection of child folders in this folder. |
childFolderCount |
int32Nullable |
The number of immediate child folders in the current folder. |
displayName |
stringNullable |
The display name of the folder. |
JSON Representation
JSON representation
{
"id": "String",
"totalItemCount": "Int32",
"multiValueExtendedProperties": "[...]",
"singleValueExtendedProperties": "[...]",
"type": "String",
"items": "[...]",
"parentMailboxUrl": "String",
"parentFolderId": "String",
"childFolders": "[...]",
"childFolderCount": "Int32",
"displayName": "String"
}
Graph Methods
Delegated access
App-only access
No API methods available for this version.
No PowerShell cmdlets available for this version.
No PowerShell cmdlets available for this version.
Code Examples
C# / .NET SDK
// Install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Graph
// Install: dotnet add package Azure.Identity
using Microsoft.Graph;
using Azure.Identity;
// Delegated permissions - interactive user sign-in
var scopes = new[] { "MailboxFolder.Read" };
var options = new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
{
ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
};
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(options);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);
// Example: GET /me
var result = await graphClient.Me.GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"User: {result?.DisplayName}");
JavaScript / TypeScript
// npm install @azure/msal-browser @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { PublicClientApplication } from "@azure/msal-browser";
import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider } from
"@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/authCodeMsalBrowser";
const msalConfig = {
auth: {
clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
authority: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/YOUR_TENANT_ID"
}
};
const pca = new PublicClientApplication(msalConfig);
await pca.initialize();
// Delegated: Login with required scope
const loginResponse = await pca.loginPopup({
scopes: ["MailboxFolder.Read"]
});
const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
account: loginResponse.account,
scopes: ["MailboxFolder.Read"],
interactionType: "popup"
});
const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "MailboxFolder.Read"
# Verify connection
Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, Scopes
# Example: GET /me
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5
# Always disconnect when done
Disconnect-MgGraph
Python
# pip install msgraph-sdk azure-identity
from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential, ClientSecretCredential
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
import asyncio
# Delegated permissions - interactive browser sign-in
credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)
scopes = ["MailboxFolder.Read"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)
async def get_data():
# Example: GET /me
result = await client.me.get()
print(f"User: {result.display_name}")
return result
asyncio.run(get_data())
App Registration
1
Navigate to Azure Portal
Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center
2
Add API Permission
Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph
3
Select Permission Type
Choose Delegated permissions and search for MailboxFolder.Read
4
Grant Admin Consent
Users can consent to this permission themselves during sign-in.