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FindConversation Operation

Last modified: September 21, 2010

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 | Exchange Server 2010

In this article
FindConversation Request Example
Successful FindConversation Response Example
FindConversation Error Response Example

The FindConversation operation enumerates a list of conversations in a folder.

FindConversation Request Example

Description

The following example of a FindConversation request shows how to form a request to find the first conversation in the Inbox folder.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
               xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
               xmlns:soap="https://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
               xmlns:m="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
  <soap:Header>
    <t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2010_SP1" />
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <m:FindConversation>
      <m:IndexedPageItemView BasePoint="Beginning" MaxEntriesReturned="1" Offset="0"/>
      <m:ParentFolderId>
        <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id ="inbox"/>
      </m:ParentFolderId>
    </m:FindConversation>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Request Elements

The following elements are used in the request:

Successful FindConversation Response Example

Description

The following example shows a successful response to a FindConversation request.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="https://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Header>
    <h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="14" 
                         MinorVersion="1" 
                         MajorBuildNumber="91" 
                         MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         Version="Exchange2010_SP1" 
                         xmlns:h="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
                         xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
                         xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"/>
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
          xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <FindConversationResponse ResponseClass="Success" 
                              xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
      <Conversations>
        <t:Conversation xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
          <t:ConversationId Id="AAQkADRlZDhjZDVlLzYtNDcyZi1i32hHpdc="/>
          <t:ConversationTopic>Have you heard about EWS?</t:ConversationTopic>
          <t:UniqueRecipients>
            <t:String>User1First User1Last</t:String>
          </t:UniqueRecipients>
          <t:GlobalUniqueRecipients>
            <t:String>User2First User2Last</t:String>
            <t:String>User1First User1Last</t:String>
          </t:GlobalUniqueRecipients>
          <t:UniqueSenders>
            <t:String>User2First User2Last</t:String>
          </t:UniqueSenders>
          <t:GlobalUniqueSenders>
            <t:String>User1First User1Last</t:String>
            <t:String>User2First User2Last</t:String>
          </t:GlobalUniqueSenders>
          <t:LastDeliveryTime>2010-02-09T02:20:49Z</t:LastDeliveryTime>
          <t:GlobalLastDeliveryTime>2010-02-09T02:21:01Z</t:GlobalLastDeliveryTime>
          <t:HasAttachments>false</t:HasAttachments>
          <t:GlobalHasAttachments>false</t:GlobalHasAttachments>
          <t:MessageCount>2</t:MessageCount>
          <t:GlobalMessageCount>5</t:GlobalMessageCount>
          <t:UnreadCount>0</t:UnreadCount>
          <t:Size>6474</t:Size>
          <t:GlobalSize>14497</t:GlobalSize>
          <t:ItemClasses>
            <t:ItemClass>IPM.Note</t:ItemClass>
          </t:ItemClasses>
          <t:GlobalItemClasses>
            <t:ItemClass>IPM.Note</t:ItemClass>
          </t:GlobalItemClasses>
          <t:Importance>Normal</t:Importance>
          <t:GlobalImportance>Normal</t:GlobalImportance>
          <t:ItemIds>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkADRlZDhjZDVlLTU3qaTQvcFtnmUZQY2FuFP93qPtAAAADXWyAAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkADRlZDhjZDVFtnmUZQY2vcFtnmUZQY2FuFP93qPtAAAADXWxAAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
          </t:ItemIds>
          <t:GlobalItemIds>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkADRlZDhCQvcFtnmADU5PAACQvcFtnmUZQsdfFPPtAAAADad4AAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAqaTXQvcFtnmUZQAADU5NAACQvcFmUZQY2FuFP93qPtAAAADXWyAAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkFtnmUZQY2FuFP93qPtAAAADU5vcFtY2FuFP93qPtAAAADad3AAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkLTU3YzQvcFtnmUZQY2FuFP93qPtnmU2FuFP93qPtAAAADXWxAAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
            <t:ItemId Id="AAMkADlLTU3YzYtNDAAAAAB1aGnYmUZQY2FPAmUZQY2FuqPtAAd2AAA=" ChangeKey="CQAAAA=="/>
          </t:GlobalItemIds>
        </t:Conversation>
      </Conversations>
    </FindConversationResponse>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Comment

The item and conversation identifiers in the example have been shortened to preserve readability.

Successful Response Elements

The following elements are used in the response:

FindConversation Error Response Example

Description

The following example shows an error response to the FindConversation request that was caused by a schema validation error.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="https://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Body>
    <s:Fault>
      <faultcode xmlns:a="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">a:ErrorSchemaValidation</faultcode>
      <faultstring xml:lang="en-US">The request failed schema validation: The 'Id' attribute is invalid - The value 'inbox1' is invalid according to its datatype 'https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types:DistinguishedFolderIdNameType' - The Enumeration constraint failed.</faultstring>
      <detail>
        <e:ResponseCode xmlns:e="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/errors">ErrorSchemaValidation</e:ResponseCode>
        <e:Message xmlns:e="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/errors">The request failed schema validation.</e:Message>
        <t:MessageXml xmlns:t="https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
          <t:LineNumber>14</t:LineNumber>
          <t:LinePosition>34</t:LinePosition>
          <t:Violation>The 'Id' attribute is invalid - The value 'inbox1' is invalid according to its datatype 'https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types:DistinguishedFolderIdNameType' - The Enumeration constraint failed.</t:Violation>
        </t:MessageXml>
      </detail>
    </s:Fault>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Error Response Elements

The following elements are used in the error response: