Delete mailboxItem

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Delete a mailboxItem from a mailboxFolder in a mailbox.

Use the disposalType query parameter to specify whether to soft-delete or hard-delete the item.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	❌	❌	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	MailboxItem.ReadWrite	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	MailboxItem.ReadWrite.All	Not available.

HTTP request

DELETE /admin/exchange/mailboxes/{mailboxId}/folders/{mailboxFolderId}/items/{mailboxItemId}?disposalType={disposalType}

Query parameters

In the request URL, provide the following required query parameter.

Parameter	Type	Description
disposalType	String	Required. The type of delete operation to perform. The possible values are: `softDelete`, `hardDelete`. Use `softDelete` to follow Exchange soft-delete semantics, or `hardDelete` to permanently delete the item.

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Note

When you use hardDelete, the Exchange service permanently deletes the item only when it's customer data that isn't protected by a legal hold, retention policy, audit, compliance, or system-item restriction. Otherwise, the request fails with a 403 Forbidden error.

Archive mailboxes with autoexpanded folders: When the target item physically resides in an auxiliary (autoexpanded) archive mailbox, this API might return a redirect response that points to the correct mailbox endpoint. For details, see Handle archive mailbox redirects.

Examples

Example 1: Soft-delete a mailbox item

The following example shows how to soft-delete a mailbox item in a folder by using disposalType=softDelete.

Request

The following example shows a request.

DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/exchange/mailboxes/MBX:e0648f21@aab09c93/folders/inbox/items/AAMkADk0MzI?disposalType=softDelete


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

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
await graphClient.Admin.Exchange.Mailboxes["{mailbox-id}"].Folders["{mailboxFolder-id}"].Items["{mailboxItem-id}"].DeleteAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.DisposalType = "softDelete";
});

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphadmin "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/admin"
	  //other-imports
)


requestDisposalType := "softDelete"

requestParameters := &graphadmin.ExchangeMailboxesItemFoldersItemItemsItemRequestBuilderDeleteQueryParameters{
	DisposalType: &requestDisposalType,
}
configuration := &graphadmin.ExchangeMailboxesItemFoldersItemItemsItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration{
	QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
graphClient.Admin().Exchange().Mailboxes().ByMailboxId("mailbox-id").Folders().ByMailboxFolderId("mailboxFolder-id").Items().ByMailboxItemId("mailboxItem-id").Delete(context.Background(), configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

graphClient.admin().exchange().mailboxes().byMailboxId("{mailbox-id}").folders().byMailboxFolderId("{mailboxFolder-id}").items().byMailboxItemId("{mailboxItem-id}").delete(requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.queryParameters.disposalType = "softDelete";
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

await client.api('/admin/exchange/mailboxes/MBX:e0648f21@aab09c93/folders/inbox/items/AAMkADk0MzI?disposalType=softDelete')
	.version('beta')
	.delete();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Admin\Exchange\Mailboxes\Item\Folders\Item\Items\Item\MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestConfiguration = new MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration::createQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->disposalType = "softDelete";
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;


$graphServiceClient->admin()->exchange()->mailboxes()->byMailboxId('mailbox-id')->folders()->byMailboxFolderId('mailboxFolder-id')->items()->byMailboxItemId('mailboxItem-id')->delete($requestConfiguration)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.admin.exchange.mailboxes.item.folders.item.items.item.mailbox_item_item_request_builder import MailboxItemItemRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
query_params = MailboxItemItemRequestBuilder.MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteQueryParameters(
		disposal_type = "softDelete",
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration(
query_parameters = query_params,
)

await graph_client.admin.exchange.mailboxes.by_mailbox_id('mailbox-id').folders.by_mailbox_folder_id('mailboxFolder-id').items.by_mailbox_item_id('mailboxItem-id').delete(request_configuration = request_configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Hard-delete a mailbox item

The following example shows how to hard-delete an eligible mailbox item in Recoverable Items by using disposalType=hardDelete.

Request

The following example shows a request.

DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/admin/exchange/mailboxes/MBX:e0648f21@aab09c93/folders/recoverableitemsdeletions/items/AAMkADk0MzI?disposalType=hardDelete


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

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
await graphClient.Admin.Exchange.Mailboxes["{mailbox-id}"].Folders["{mailboxFolder-id}"].Items["{mailboxItem-id}"].DeleteAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.DisposalType = "hardDelete";
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphadmin "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/admin"
	  //other-imports
)


requestDisposalType := "hardDelete"

requestParameters := &graphadmin.ExchangeMailboxesItemFoldersItemItemsItemRequestBuilderDeleteQueryParameters{
	DisposalType: &requestDisposalType,
}
configuration := &graphadmin.ExchangeMailboxesItemFoldersItemItemsItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration{
	QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
graphClient.Admin().Exchange().Mailboxes().ByMailboxId("mailbox-id").Folders().ByMailboxFolderId("mailboxFolder-id").Items().ByMailboxItemId("mailboxItem-id").Delete(context.Background(), configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

graphClient.admin().exchange().mailboxes().byMailboxId("{mailbox-id}").folders().byMailboxFolderId("{mailboxFolder-id}").items().byMailboxItemId("{mailboxItem-id}").delete(requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.queryParameters.disposalType = "hardDelete";
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

await client.api('/admin/exchange/mailboxes/MBX:e0648f21@aab09c93/folders/recoverableitemsdeletions/items/AAMkADk0MzI?disposalType=hardDelete')
	.version('beta')
	.delete();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Admin\Exchange\Mailboxes\Item\Folders\Item\Items\Item\MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestConfiguration = new MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteRequestConfiguration::createQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->disposalType = "hardDelete";
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;


$graphServiceClient->admin()->exchange()->mailboxes()->byMailboxId('mailbox-id')->folders()->byMailboxFolderId('mailboxFolder-id')->items()->byMailboxItemId('mailboxItem-id')->delete($requestConfiguration)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.admin.exchange.mailboxes.item.folders.item.items.item.mailbox_item_item_request_builder import MailboxItemItemRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
query_params = MailboxItemItemRequestBuilder.MailboxItemItemRequestBuilderDeleteQueryParameters(
		disposal_type = "hardDelete",
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration(
query_parameters = query_params,
)

await graph_client.admin.exchange.mailboxes.by_mailbox_id('mailbox-id').folders.by_mailbox_folder_id('mailboxFolder-id').items.by_mailbox_item_id('mailboxItem-id').delete(request_configuration = request_configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

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Last updated on 2026-08-12

Delete mailboxItem

Permissions

HTTP request

Query parameters

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Soft-delete a mailbox item

Request

Response

Example 2: Hard-delete a mailbox item

Request

Response

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