Create and Update Inbox Rules on Exchange Server in Java

readme.md

Read the complete article on how to create and update inbox rules with EWS on MS Exchange Server in Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/04/13/manage-inbox-rules-on-exchange-server-in-java/

create-inbox-rule.java

// Connect to Exchange Server
IEWSClient client = EWSClient.getEWSClient(mailboxURI, credential);
System.out.println("Connected to Exchange server");

// Create a new rule
InboxRule rule = new InboxRule();
rule.setDisplayName("Message from client ABC");

// Add conditions
RulePredicates newRules = new RulePredicates();
// Set Subject contains string "ABC" and Add the conditions
newRules.containsSubjectStrings().addItem("ABC");
newRules.getFromAddresses().addMailAddress(new MailAddress("administrator@ex2010.local", true));
rule.setConditions(newRules);

// Add actions and Move the message to a folder
RuleActions newActions = new RuleActions();
newActions.setMoveToFolder("120:AAMkADFjMjNjMmNjLWE3NzgtNGIzNC05OGIyLTAwNTgzNjRhN2EzNgAuAAAAAABbwP+Tkhs0TKx1GMf0D/cPAQD2lptUqri0QqRtJVHwOKJDAAACL5KNAAA=AQAAAA==");
rule.setActions(newActions);

// Create rule
client.createInboxRule(rule);

update-inbox-rule.java

// Connect to Exchange Server
IEWSClient client = EWSClient.getEWSClient(mailboxURI, credential);
System.out.println("Connected to Exchange server");

// Get all inbox rules
InboxRule[] inboxRules = client.getInboxRules();

// Loop through each rule
for (InboxRule inboxRule : inboxRules) {
    if ("Message from client ABC".equals(inboxRule.getDisplayName())) {
        // Update rule
        inboxRule.getConditions().getFromAddresses().set_Item(0, new MailAddress("administrator@ex2010.local", true));
        client.updateInboxRule(inboxRule);
    }
}