Get message body using JavaScript API for Office

Question

I'm working on a simple mail app and I need to get the body of a message. MSDN says, version 1.1 of JavaScript API for Office has body property for message object and it can be get like this:

Office.context.mailbox.item.body;

but the problem is that I need to access the body in read mode and MSDN states that:

Read mode: The body property is undefined.

Why is the body property undefined in read mode and How can I access it? (if possible)

@SamStainsby and SyedAliTaqi it is depend on minimum mailbox requirement in manifest file .[Link](https://dev.outlook.com/reference/add-ins/1.3/Body.html) otherwise you have to use ews request. — DevÁsith, Aug 26 '16 at 09:06
@InfoÁsith In https://dev.outlook.com/reference/add-ins/1.3/Office.context.mailbox.item.html is lists the 'body' member as "Minimum mailbox requirement set version 1.1", which we do specify in the manifest. Is that not sufficient? — Sam Stainsby, Aug 26 '16 at 22:13
@SamStainsby yes not sufficient .if you carefully see, **getAsync()** ,and **setAsync()** functions are not appeared in requirement set version 1.1. this Body property only support few methods when requirement set version is 1.1 — DevÁsith, Aug 29 '16 at 04:44
@InfoÁsith Yes, but item.body is undefined ... not just missing the getAsync method. — Sam Stainsby, Aug 29 '16 at 06:21

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 13 '16 at 20:25

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message.body or Office.context.mailbox.item.body returns Body type. Try to use this to get body text.

Office.context.mailbox.item.body.getAsync('text', function (async) {console.log(async.value)});

answered Apr 13 '16 at 20:25

Danil Selivanov

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '16 at 11:57

Here is getBody function. it has used CoercionType type

function getBody() {
        var _item = Office.context.mailbox.item;
        var body = _item.body;

        // Get the body asynchronous as text
        body.getAsync(Office.CoercionType.Html, function (asyncResult) {
            if (asyncResult.status !== Office.AsyncResultStatus.Succeeded) {
                // TODO: Handle error
            }
            else {
                // Show data

                console.log('Body', asyncResult.value.trim());
            }
        });
    }

but above function is part of mailbox requirement set 1.3. however this function will not work in outlook mac because it minimum mailbox requirement is 1.1

Get message body using JavaScript API for Office

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