Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector for Power BI
In this article you will learn how to integrate Using Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within Power BI. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. The driver mentioned above is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. |
Connect to Outlook Mail (Office 365) in other apps
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Outlook Mail (Office 365) data in Power BI
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Outlook Mail (Office 365) integration in Power BI - How to configure connection for
Outlook Mail (Office 365) - Features about
API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connection in Power BI
Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
Step-by-step instructions
To get data from Outlook Mail (Office 365) using Power BI we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Outlook Mail (Office 365). We will later be able to read data using Power BI. Perform these steps:
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Install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
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Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
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Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
ZappySys API DriverYou should create a System DSN (instead of a User DSN) if the client application is launched under a Windows System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. If the client application is 32-bit (x86) running with a System DSN, use ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) instead of the 64-bit version. -
When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Outlook Mail (Office 365)" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Outlook Mail (Office 365)" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
OutlookMailOffice365DSNOutlook Mail (Office 365) -
Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
Use delegated access (User Credentials) whenever you want to let a signed-in user work with their own resources or resources they can access. Whether it's an admin setting up policies for their entire organization or a user deleting an email in their inbox, all scenarios involving user actions should use delegated access. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Outlook Mail (Office 365) credentials
Follow these simple steps below to create Microsoft Entra ID application with delegated access:
WARNING: If you are planning to automate processes, we recommend that you use a Application Credentials authentication method. In case, you still need to use User Credentials, then make sure you use a system/generic account (e.g.automation@my-company.com
). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will start to fail.- Navigate to the Azure Portal and log in using your credentials.
- Access Microsoft Entra ID.
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Register a new application by going to
App registrations
and clicking on New registration button:
INFO: Find more information on how to register an application in Graph API reference.
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When configuration window opens, configure these fields:
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Supported account type
- Use
Accounts in this organizational directory only
, if you need access to data in your organization only.
- Use
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Supported account type
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Redirect URI:
- Set the type to
Public client/native (mobile & desktop)
. - Use
https://zappysys.com/oauth
as the URL.
- Set the type to
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After registering the app, copy the Application (client) ID for later:
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Then copy OAuth authorization endpoint (v2) & OAuth token endpoint (v2) URLs to use later in the configuration:
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use the copied values in User Credentials authentication configuration:
- In the Authorization URL field paste the OAuth authorization endpoint (v2) URL value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Token URL field paste the OAuth token endpoint (v2) URL value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Client ID field paste the Application (client) ID value you copied in the previous step.
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In the Scope field use the default value or select individual scopes, e.g.:
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email
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offline_access
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openid
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profile
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Mail.Read
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Mail.Read.Shared
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Mail.ReadBasic
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Mail.ReadBasic.Shared
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Mail.ReadWrite
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Mail.ReadWrite.Shared
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Mail.Send
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Mail.Send.Shared
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User.Read
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User.ReadBasic.All
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- Press Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
- Optional step. Choose Default User Id from the drop down menu (if someone shared a mailbox with you).
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use the API Connector!
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
OutlookMailOffice365DSNOutlook Mail (Office 365)User Credentials [OAuth]https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0Required Parameters Authorization URL Fill-in the parameter... Token URL Fill-in the parameter... Client ID Fill-in the parameter... Scope Fill-in the parameter... Return URL Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Client Secret Refresh Token File Path Login Prompt Option Default User Id (Select after clicking **Generate Token**) me RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429|503 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Application-only access is broader and more powerful than delegated access (User Credentials), so you should only use app-only access where needed. Use it when: 1. The application needs to run in an automated way, without user input (for example, a daily script that checks emails from certain contacts and sends automated responses). 2. The application needs to access resources belonging to multiple different users (for example, a backup or data loss prevention app might need to retrieve messages from many different chat channels, each with different participants). 3. You find yourself tempted to store credentials locally and allow the app to sign in 'as' the user or admin. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Outlook Mail (Office 365) credentials
Follow these simple steps below to create Microsoft Entra ID application with application access permissions.
- Navigate to the Azure Portal and log in using your credentials.
- Access Microsoft Entra ID.
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Register a new application by going to
App registrations
and clicking on New registration button:
INFO: Find more information on how to register an application in Graph API reference.
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When configuration window opens, configure these fields:
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Supported account type
- e.g. select
Accounts in this organizational directory only
if you need access to data in your organization only.
- e.g. select
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Supported account type
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Redirect URI:
- Set the type to
Public client/native (mobile & desktop)
. - Leave the URL field empty.
- Set the type to
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After registering the app, copy the Application (client) ID for later:
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Then copy OAuth authorization endpoint (v2) & OAuth token endpoint (v2) URLs:
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Continue and create Client secret:
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Then copy the Client secret for later steps:
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Continue by adding permissions for the app by going to the API permissions section, and clicking on Add a permission:
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Select Microsoft Graph:
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Then choose Application permissions option:
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Continue by adding these Mail (Outlook) permissions:
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Finish by clicking Add permissions button:
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Now it's time to Grant admin consent for your application:
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Confirm all the permissions are granted:
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use the copied values in Application Credentials authentication configuration:
- In the Token URL field paste the OAuth token endpoint (v2) URL value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Client ID field paste the Application (client) ID value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Client Secret field paste the Client secret value you copied in the previous step.
- Choose Default User Id from the drop down menu.
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- That's it! Now you can use the API Connector!
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
OutlookMailOffice365DSNOutlook Mail (Office 365)Application Credentials [OAuth]https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0Required Parameters Token URL Fill-in the parameter... Client ID Fill-in the parameter... Client Secret Fill-in the parameter... Scope Fill-in the parameter... Default User Id Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429|503 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True -
Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
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Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Video instructions
Read Outlook Mail (Office 365) data in Power BI using ODBC
Importing Outlook Mail (Office 365) data into Power BI from table or view
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Once you open Power BI Desktop click Get Data to get data from ODBC:
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A window opens, and then search for "odbc" to get data from ODBC data source:
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Another window opens and asks to select a Data Source we already created. Choose OutlookMailOffice365DSN and continue:
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Most likely, you will be asked to authenticate to a newly created DSN. Just select Windows authentication option together with Use my current credentials option:
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Finally, you will be asked to select a table or view to get data from. Select one and load the data!
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Finally, finally, use extracted data from Outlook Mail (Office 365) in a Power BI report:
Importing Outlook Mail (Office 365) data into Power BI using SQL query
If you wish to import Outlook Mail (Office 365) data from SQL query rather than a table then you can use advanced options during import steps (as below). After selecting DSN you can click on advanced options to see SQL Query editor.
SELECT ProductID, ProductName, SupplierID, CategoryID, QuantityPerUnit, UnitPrice FROM Products WHERE UnitPrice > 20

Using a full ODBC connection string
In the previous steps we used a very short format of ODBC connection string - a DSN. Yet sometimes you don't want a dependency on an ODBC data source (and an extra step). In those times, you can define a full connection string and skip creating an ODBC data source entirely. Let's see below how to accomplish that in the below steps:
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Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
ZappySys API Driver - Outlook Mail (Office 365)Outlook Mail Connector (Office 365) can be used to integrate Office 365 Outlook Mail API in your App / BI Tools. You can download attachment, read / search Emails, Users, MailFolders, Send email and more.OutlookMailOffice365DSN
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The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard:
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Then just paste the connection string into your script:
OutlookMailOffice365DSNDRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0;Provider=Custom;OAuthVersion=OAuth2;GrantType=Default;Scope=[$Scope$];ScopeSeparator={space};
- You are good to go! The script will execute the same way as using a DSN.
Have in mind that a full connection string has length limitations.
Proceed to the next step to find out the details.
Limitations of using a full connection string
Despite using a full ODBC connection string may be very convenient it comes with a limitation: it's length is limited to 1024 symbols (or sometimes more). It usually happens when API provider generates a very long Refresh Token when OAuth is at play. If you are using such a long ODBC connection string, you may get this error:
"Connection string exceeds maximum allowed length of 1024"
But there is a solution to this by storing the full connection string in a file. Follow the steps below to achieve this:
- Open your ODBC data source.
- Click Copy settings button to copy a full connection string (see the previous section on how to accomplish that).
- Then create a new file, let's say, in C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt.
- Continue by pasting the copied connection string into a newly created file and save it.
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Finally, the last step! Just construct a shorter ODBC connection string using this format:
DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};SettingsFile=C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt
- Our troubles are over! Now you should be able to use this connection string in Power BI with no problems.
Editing query for table in Power BI
There will be a time you need to change the initial query after importing data into Power BI. Don't worry, just right-click on your table and click Edit query menu item:

Using parameters in Power BI (dynamic query)
In the real world, many values of your REST / SOAP API call may be coming from parameters. If that's the case for you can try to edit script manually as below. In below example its calling SQL Query with POST method and passing some parameters. Notice below where paraAPIKey is Power BI Parameter (string type). You can use parameters anywhere in your script just like the normal variable.
To use a parameter in Power BI report, follow these simple steps:
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Firstly, you need to Edit query of your table (see previous section)
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Then just create a new parameter by clicking Manage Parameters dropdown, click New Parameter option, and use it in the query:
= Odbc.Query("dsn=OutlookMailOffice365DSN", "SELECT ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, UnitsInStock FROM Products WHERE UnitPrice > " & Text.From(MyParameter) & " ORDER BY UnitPrice")
Refer to Power Query M reference for more information on how to use its advanced features in your queries.
Using DirectQuery Option rather than Import
So far we have seen how to Import Outlook Mail (Office 365) data into Power BI but what if you have too much data and you dont want to import but link it. Power BI Offers very useful feature for this scenario. Its called DirectQuery Option. In this section we will explore how to use DirectQuery along with ZappySys Drivers.
Out of the box ZappySys Drivers wont work in ODBC Connection Mode so you have to use SQL Server Connection rather than ODBC if you wish to use Live data using DirectQuery option. See below step by step instructions to enable DirectQuery mode in Power BI for Outlook Mail (Office 365) data.
Basically we will use ZappySys Data Gateway its part of ODBC PowerPack. We will then use Linked Server in SQL Server to Link API Service and then we will issue OPENROWSET queries from Power BI to SQL Server and it will then call Outlook Mail (Office 365) via ZappySys Data Gateway.
- First read this article carefully, How to query Outlook Mail (Office 365) API in SQL Server.
- Once linked server is configured we are ready to issue API query in Power BI.
- Click Get Data in Power BI, select SQL Server Database
- Enter your server name and any database name
- Select Mode as DirectQuery
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Click on Advanced and enter query like below (we are assuming you have created Outlook Mail (Office 365) Data Source in Data Gateway and defined linked server (Change name below).
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([OUTLOOK_MAIL_(OFFICE_365)_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([OUTLOOK_MAIL_(OFFICE_365)_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
DirectQuery option for Power BI (Read Outlook Mail (Office 365) Data Example using SQL Server Linked Server and ZappySys Data Gateway) - Click OK and Load data ... That's it. Now your Outlook Mail (Office 365) API data is linked rather than imported.
Publishing Power BI report to Power BI service
Here are the instructions on how to publish a Power BI report to Power BI service from Power BI Desktop application:
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First of all, go to Power BI Desktop, open a Power BI report, and click Publish button:
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Then select the Workspace you want to publish report to and hit Select button:
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Finally, if everything went right, you will see a window indicating success:
If you need to periodically refresh Power BI semantic model (dataset) to ensure data accuracy and up-to-dateness, you can accomplish that by using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. Proceed to the next section - Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway - and learn how to do that.
Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway
Power BI allows to refresh semantic models which are based on data sources that reside on-premises. This can be achieved using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. There are two types of On-premises gateways:
- Standard Mode
- Personal Mode
Standard Mode supports Power BI and other Microsoft Data Fabric services. It fits perfectly for Enterprise solutions as it installs as a Windows Service and also supports Direct Query feature.
Personal Mode, on the other hand, can be configured faster, but is designed more for home users (you cannot install it as a Windows Service and it does not support DirectQuery). You will find a detailed comparison in the link above.
We recommend to go with Personal Mode for a quick POC solution, but use Standard Mode in production environment.
Below you will find instructions on how to refresh semantic model using both types of gateways.
Refresh using On-premises data gateway (standard mode)
Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (standard mode):
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Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:
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If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (standard mode):
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Install On-premises data gateway (standard mode) and sign-in:
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Register a new gateway (or migrate an existing one):
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If you are creating a new gateway, name your gateway, enter a Recovery key, and click Configure button:
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Now, let's get back to your semantic model settings in Power BI portal. Refresh the page and you should see your newly created gateway. Click arrow icon and then click on Add to gateway link:
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Once you do that, you will create a new gateway connection. Give it a name, set Authentication method, Privacy level, and click Create button:
dsn=OutlookMailOffice365DSNIn this example, we used the least restrictive Privacy level.If your connection uses a full connection string you may hit a length limitation when entering it into the field. To create the connection, you will need to shorten it manually. Check the section about the limitation of a full connection string on how to accomplish it.
On-premises data gateway (personal mode) does not have this limitation.
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Proceed by choosing the newly created connection:
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Finally, you are at the final step where you can refresh the semantic model:
Refresh using On-premises data gateway (personal mode)
Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (personal mode):
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Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:
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If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (personal mode):
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Install On-premises data gateway (personal mode) and sign-in:
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Again, go to your semantic model Settings, expand Data source credentials, click Edit credentials, select Authentication method together with Privacy level, and then click Sign in button:
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Finally, you are ready to refresh your semantic model:
Advanced topics
Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver
You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.
Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
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Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
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Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders] @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>' AS SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver
ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.
If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.
Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
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Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
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And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.
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Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
SELECT "ShipCountry", "OrderID", "CustomerID", "EmployeeID", "OrderDate", "RequiredDate", "ShippedDate", "ShipVia", "Freight", "ShipName", "ShipAddress", "ShipCity", "ShipRegion", "ShipPostalCode" FROM "Orders" Where "ShipCountry"='USA'
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Actions supported by Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector
Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description |
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User ID or Email |
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User ID or Email |
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Mail Folder Id |
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User ID or Email |
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User ID or Email |
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User ID or Email |
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Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector Examples for Power BI Connection
This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.
Get messages for the current user [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages
Get users [Read more...]
select * from Users
--Where Id='049beb7f-03e0-4b0d-825d-73567b6786e9'
Get a specific message from the current user's account by the message ID [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages
WHERE Id='AAXkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMC02OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGAyAAAACbj2hVuNphT74wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEMAAAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysBnxAAA='
Get messages for a specified user [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (UserID='firstname.lastname@domainname.com')
Get first 5 messages for a specified user [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (UserID='firstname.lastname@domainname.com', PageSize='5')
Get all messages in a specific Mail Folder [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (
MailFolderID='INBOX' --or use mai folder id
)
Get messages with a subject line that starts with 'Announcements for' [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (UserID='firstname.lastname@domainname.com', SearchCriteria='startsWith(Subject,''Announcements for'')')
Get messages that have at least one attachment associated with them [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (UserID='firstname.lastname@domainname.com', SearchCriteria='hasAttachments eq true')
Get messages that are unread [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_messages
WITH (UserID='firstname.lastname@domainname.com', SearchCriteria='IsRead eq false')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the time they were sent in ascending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='sentDateTime')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the time they were sent in descending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='sentDateTime desc')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the time they were received in ascending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='receivedDateTime')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the time they were received in descending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='receivedDateTime desc')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the name of the sender in ascending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='sender/emailAddress/name')
Get messages for the current user ordered by the name of the sender in descending order [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMessages WITH (OrderBy='sender/emailAddress/name desc')
Get all mail folders associated with the current user [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMailFolders
Get a specific mail folder associated with the current user by its mail folder ID [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyMailFolders
WHERE (Id='AAMkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMCz4OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NAYuAAAAAACbj2hVuNphT74wyYrfU4ixAQAbUV6IxRnpQrWzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEKAcA=')
Get all attachments linked to the specified message ID [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_message_attachments
WITH (MessageId='AAXkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMC02OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGAyAAAACbj2hVuNphT74wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEMAAAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysBnxAAA=')
Get the specified attachment by message ID and attachment ID [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_message_attachment
WITH (MessageId='AAXkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMC02OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGAyAAAACbj2hVuNphT74wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEMAAAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysBnxAAA=',
AttachmentId='AAMkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiM704OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGAAqAAACbj2hVuNphT74wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAABBAAEMAAAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysB9xAAABEgAQAK6dg4NuEa5Fmn_5Tp_D_XM=')
Download the specified attachment by message ID and attachment ID and save it to a file [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM download_message_attachment
WITH (MessageId='AAMkADIwNz2hODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMC04OWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGZAAAAxCbj2hVuNphT74wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQ6qzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEMAAAbUb6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysBnxAAA=',
AttachmentId='AAMkADIwNzNhODMyLTZiMTQtNDhiMC04cWQzLTc5YTY5M2IyMjk0NABGAAAAAACbj2hVuNphTZ4wylrfU4ixBwAbUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAAAAEMAA8bUV6IxRnpQrqzrb2WfacdAAAysBnxAAABEgAQAK6dg4NuEa5Fmn_5Tp_D_XM=',
TargetFilePath='C:\temp\photo.png'
)
Download multiple attchments with search condition [Read more...]
This example shows how to download Office 365 Email attachments with search criteria. In this example we used multiple conditions to search. For example search mail with attachments only, sent after 2023-03-01, subject contains string 'invoice' and email sent from microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com
SELECT * FROM download_message_attachments
WITH(
SaveFolder='c:\download',
OverwriteFile='True',
MailFolderId='INBOX', --or use mailbox ID
UserId='me', --or use "user-id" or use "email"
--search mail with attachments, sent after 2023-03-01, subject contains string "invoice" and from email is microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com
SearchCriteria='hasAttachments eq true and sentDateTime gt 2023-03-01 and contains(subject, ''invoice'') and from/emailAddress/address eq ''microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com'' ',
EmailBodyFormat='HTML' --or text
)
Send a simple email message (with headers, HTML body, recipients, attachments and more) [Read more...]
This example shows how to send email using Office 365 API. It shows how to attach local file(s) as attachments. To send email as Text format use Text rather than HTML in BodyContentType value.
INSERT INTO MyMessages
(Subject, BodyContentType, BodyContent
, ToRecipients, CcRecipients, BccRecipients
, InternetMessageHeaders
, Attachments, Importance, IsDeliveryReceiptRequested, IsReadReceiptRequested
, SaveToSentItems)
VALUES
('Employee Reviews Scheduled', 'HTML', '<b>Hi All,</b> employee reviews have been scheduled. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Please reflect this in your notes.</span>',
'[{ "emailAddress": { "address": "john.doe@domain.com" }}, { "emailAddress": { "address": "jane.doe@domain.com" }}]',
'[{ "emailAddress": { "address": "mary.dawson@domain.com" }}]',
'[{ "emailAddress": { "address": "ryan.connor@domain.com" }}]',
'[{ "name": "x-custom-header-group-name", "value": "Managers" }, { "name": "x-custom-header-group-id", "value":"MGR001" }]',
'[
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
"name": "file1.txt",
"contentType": "text/plain",
"contentBytes": "<<c:\file1.txt,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.fileAttachment",
"name": "profile-picture.png",
"contentType": "image/png",
"contentBytes": "<<c:\profile-picture.png,FUN_FILE_BASE64ENC>>"
}
]',
'normal', 'false', 'false', 'true')
Call generic API request [Read more...]
This example shows how ot call any Office 365 / Outlook API using generic_request endpoint. This is useful when some endpoints not defined in the connector but you like to call that API.
SELECT * FROM generic_request
WITH (
URL='/users/049beb7f-03e0-4b0d-825d-73567b6786e9'
, RequestMethod='GET'
, Filter='$' --optional if you like to read from array inside document
--Try commenting below line or define static metadata (speed up API calls by not requesting columns)
, Meta='businessPhones:String(220); displayName:String(230); givenName:String(100); jobTitle:String(255); mail:String(310); mobilePhone:String(255); officeLocation:String(255); preferredLanguage:String(255); surname:String(140); userPrincipalName:String(500); id:String(360); '
)
Conclusion
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