MailboxItem.Export | Graph Permissions

Permission Details

Delegated Permission

Export a user's mailbox items

Allows the app to export the user's mailbox items, on behalf of the the signed-in user.

Permission ID: 58d3e7fa-3ce9-4a0c-9baa-0971f64709d9

Properties

Microsoft Graph v1.0 exact-category-docs

Properties is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

Property	Type	Description
`categories`	`String collection`	The categories associated with the message. Inherited from outlookItem.
`changeKey`	`String`Nullable	The version of the item. Inherited from outlookItem.
`createdDateTime`	`DateTimeOffset`Nullable	The date and time when the item was created. The date and time information uses ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2021 is 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z. Inherited from outlookItem.
`id`	`String`	The unique identifier for the item. Inherited from outlookItem.
`lastModifiedDateTime`	`DateTimeOffset`Nullable	The date and time when the item was last changed. The date and time information uses ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2021 is 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z. Inherited from outlookItem.
`size`	`Int64`Nullable	The length of the item in bytes.
`type`	`String`Nullable	The message class ID of the item.
`multiValueExtendedProperties`	`multiValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection`	The collection of multi-value extended properties defined for the mailboxItem.
`singleValueExtendedProperties`	`singleValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection`	The collection of single-value extended properties defined for the mailboxItem.

JSON Representation

Microsoft Graph v1.0 exact-category-docs

JSON representation is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

JSON representation

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.mailboxItem",
  "categories": [
    "String"
  ],
  "changeKey": "String",
  "createdDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "size": "Int64",
  "type": "String"
}

Relationships

Microsoft Graph v1.0 exact-category-docs

Relationships is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

Relationship	Type	Description
`multiValueExtendedProperties`	`multiValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection`	The collection of multi-value extended properties defined for the mailboxItem.
`singleValueExtendedProperties`	`singleValueLegacyExtendedProperty collection`	The collection of single-value extended properties defined for the mailboxItem.
`categories`	`string collection`	The categories associated with the item

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access

Exact Microsoft Learn match

Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoints are mapped directly from refreshed Microsoft Learn permissions tables.

Methods
POST `/admin/exchange/mailboxes/{mailboxId}/exportItems`

Exact Microsoft Learn match

Microsoft Graph beta endpoints are mapped directly from refreshed Microsoft Learn permissions tables.

Methods
POST `/admin/exchange/mailboxes/{mailboxId}/exportItems`

No Microsoft Learn PowerShell mapping available

Microsoft Graph PowerShell v1.0 commands are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn PowerShell snippets for this permission.

No deterministic PowerShell command map is available for this permission.

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No Microsoft Learn PowerShell mapping available

Microsoft Graph PowerShell beta commands are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn PowerShell snippets for this permission.

No deterministic PowerShell command map is available for this permission.

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Code Examples

C# / .NET SDK

mailbox: exportItems

View official example on Microsoft Learn

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Admin.Exchange.Mailboxes.Item.ExportItems;

var requestBody = new ExportItemsPostRequestBody
{
	ItemIds = new List<string>
	{
		"EDSVrdi3lRAADmpnf1AAA=",
		"EDSVrdi3lRAAD45b7RAAA=",
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Admin.Exchange.Mailboxes["{mailbox-id}"].ExportItems.PostAsExportItemsPostResponseAsync(requestBody);

JavaScript

mailbox: exportItems

View official example on Microsoft Learn

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const exportItemResponse = {
    itemIds: [
        'EDSVrdi3lRAADmpnf1AAA=',
        'EDSVrdi3lRAAD45b7RAAA='
    ]
};

await client.api('/admin/exchange/mailboxes/MBX:e0643f21@a7809c93/exportItems')
	.post(exportItemResponse);

PowerShell

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "MailboxItem.Export"
Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/admin/exchange/mailboxes/{id}/exportItems"

Python

mailbox: exportItems

View official example on Microsoft Learn

# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.admin.exchange.mailboxes.item.export_items.export_items_post_request_body import ExportItemsPostRequestBody
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = ExportItemsPostRequestBody(
	item_ids = [
		"EDSVrdi3lRAADmpnf1AAA=",
		"EDSVrdi3lRAAD45b7RAAA=",
	],
)

result = await graph_client.admin.exchange.mailboxes.by_mailbox_id('mailbox-id').export_items.post(request_body)

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 MailboxItem.Export

4

Grant Admin Consent

This delegated permission requires admin consent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the MailboxItem.Export Microsoft Graph permission?

MailboxItem.Export is a delegated permission in the Microsoft Graph API, grouped under the MailboxItem category. Allows the app to export the user's mailbox items, on behalf of the the signed-in user. It grants read-only access to resources. This delegated permission requires admin consent. It is mapped to the Microsoft Graph mailboxitem resource type. 2 documented Microsoft Graph REST methods require it.

Is MailboxItem.Export an application or a delegated permission?

MailboxItem.Export is a delegated permission only. It grants access on behalf of a signed-in user and cannot be used for app-only access.

Does MailboxItem.Export require admin consent?

This delegated permission requires admin consent.

What is the permission ID (GUID) for MailboxItem.Export?

For MailboxItem.Export, the delegated (OAuth2 scope) ID is 58d3e7fa-3ce9-4a0c-9baa-0971f64709d9. These are the real Microsoft Graph identifiers and can be used directly in an app registration manifest.