# EGroupware REST API for Mail
Authentication is via Basic Auth with username and a password, or a token valid for:
- either just the given user or all users
- CalDAV/CardDAV Sync (REST API)
- E-Mail application
> Currently only implemented is sending mail or launching interactive compose windows.
Implemented requests (relative to https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php)
- ```GET /mail``` get different mail accounts available to user
Example: Querying available identities / signatures
```bash
curl -i https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail --user -H 'Accept: application/json'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"responses": {
"/ralf/mail/1": "Ralf Becker boulder.egroupware.org ",
"/ralf/mail/52": "Ralf Becker ",
"/ralf/mail/85": "Ralf Becker "
}
}
```
- ```POST /mail[/]``` send mail for default or given identity
Example: Sending mail
The content of the POST request is a JSON encoded object with following attributes
- ```to```: array of strings with (RFC882) email addresses like ```["info@egroupware.org", "Ralf Becker ", "/home//", ...]```
- ```attachmentType```: one of the following strings (optional, default "attach")
- "attach" send as attachment
- "link" send as sharing link
- "share_ro" send a readonly share using the current file content (VFS only)
- "share_rw" send as writable share (VFS and EPL only)
- ```shareExpiration```: "yyyy-mm-dd" or e.g. "+2days", default not accessed in 100 days (EPL only)
- ```sharePassword```: string with password required to access share, default none (EPL only)
- ```folder```: folder to store send mail, default Sent folder
- ```priority```: 1: high, 3: normal (default), 5: low
```
curl -i https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail --user \
-X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary '{"to":["info@egroupware.org"],"subject":"Testmail","body":"This is a test :)\n\nRegards"}'
HTTP/1.1 200 Ok
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": 200,
"message": "Mail successful sent"
}
```
If you are not authenticated you will get:
```
HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="EGroupware CalDAV/CardDAV/GroupDAV server"
X-WebDAV-Status: 401 Unauthorized
```
If you use a token to authenticate, SMTP must work without password, or you need an SMTP-only account!
It's probably still not possible to save a successful sent mail to the Sent folder:
```
{
"status": 200,
"warning": "Mail NOT saved to Sent folder, as no user password",
"message": "Mail successful sent"
}
```
If there is an error sending the mail you will get:
```
HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Content-Type: application/json
{"error": 500,"message":"SMTP Server not reachable"}
```
- ```POST /mail[/]/compose``` launch compose window
Example: Opening a compose window
Parameters are identical to send mail request above, thought there are additional responses:
- compose window successful opened
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": 200,
"message": "Request to open compose window sent"
}
```
- user is not online, therefore compose window can NOT be opened
```
404 Not found
Content-Type: application/json
{
"error": 404,
"message": "User 'ralf' (#5) is NOT online"
}
```
- ```POST /mail/attachments/``` upload mail attachments
Example: Uploading an attachment to be used for sending or composing mail
The content of the POST request is the attachment, a Location header in the response gives you a URL
to use in further requests, instead of the attachment.
```
curl -i https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail/attachments/ --user \
--data-binary @ -H 'Content-Type: '
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail/attachments/
{
"status": 201,
"message": "Attachment stored",
"location": "/mail/attachments/"
}
```
> When using curl to upload attachments it's important to use ```--data-binary```, just ```-d``` or ```--data``` is NOT sufficient!
> Use a `X-No-Location: true` header to get NO `Location: ` header with HTTP status `201 Created` back, but a simple `200 Ok`!
- ```POST /mail[/]/vacation``` enable or disable vacation message or forwarding
Example: Setting a vacation message with given start- and end-date
The content of the POST request is a JSON encoded object with following attributes
- ```status```: "on" (default, if not start/end), "off" or "by_date" (default, if start/end given)
- ```start```: start-date "YYYY-mm-dd", or e.g. "+2days" (optional)
- ```end```: end-date (last day of vacation) "YYYY-mm-dd" (optional)
- ```text```: vacation notice to the sender (can container $$start$$ and $$end$$ placeholders)
- ```modus```: "notice+store" (default) send vacation notice and store in INBOX, "notice": only send notice, "store": only store
- ```forwards```: array of strings with (RFC882) email addresses (optional, default no forwarding)
- ```addresses```: array of strings with (RFC882) email addresses (optional, default primary email address only)
- ```days```: integer, after how many days should a sender get the vacation message again (optional, otherwise default is used)
> The ```POST``` request is handled like a ```PATCH```, only the given attributes are replaced, use null to unset them.
```
curl -i https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail/vacation --user -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary '{"text":"I'm away from $$start$$ to $$end$$, will respond when I'm back.","start":"2023-01-01","end":"2023-01-10"}'
HTTP/1.1 200 Ok
{
"status": 200,
"message": "Vacation handling stored"
}
```
- ```GET /mail[/]/vacation``` get current vacation message/handling
Example: Querying the current vacation handling
For an explanation of the returned attributes of the returned object, see the POST request.
```
curl -i https://example.org/egroupware/groupdav.php/mail/vacation --user -H 'Accept: application/json'
HTTP/1.1 200 Ok
{
"start":"2023-01-01",
"end":"2023-01-10",
"status": "by_date",
"modus": "notice+store",
"text":"I'm away from $$start$$ to $$end$$, will respond when I'm back.",
"days": 5,
"addresses": ["me@example.org","webmaster@example.org"],
"forwards": ["hugo.meyer@example.org","sven@example.com"]
}
```