Access Exchange 2010 Ews Functions

---
name: access-exchange-2010-ews-functions
description: "Exchange 2010 EWS integration for emails, calendar, contacts, and tasks."
category: "Communication"
author: community
version: "1.0.3"
icon: message-circle
---

# exchange2010

Exchange 2010 EWS integration for emails, calendar, contacts, and tasks.

## Setup

Requires credentials in `.env.credentials`:
```
EXCHANGE_SERVER=mail.company.com
EXCHANGE_DOMAIN=company
EXCHANGE_EMAIL=user@company.com
EXCHANGE_PASSWORD=your_password
```

## Features

- ✅ **Email**: Read unread, send, search, mark as read
- ✅ **Email Attachments**: Download, extract text (PDF, TXT)
- ✅ **Email Folders**: Browse Sent, Drafts, Trash, Junk
- ✅ **Calendar**: View, create, update, delete, search events
- ✅ **Recurring Events**: Detect and manage series
- ✅ **Shared Calendars**: Access other Exchange mailboxes
- ✅ **Contacts**: Search address book, resolve names (GAL)
- ✅ **Tasks/To-Do**: Manage, create, complete tasks
- ✅ **Out-of-Office**: Read and set absence messages
- ✅ **EWS Filters**: Fast search with `subject__contains`, `start__gte`, etc.
- ✅ **List Calendars**: Show all calendar folders

## Examples

### Read Emails

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_account, get_unread_emails

account = get_account()
emails = get_unread_emails(account, limit=10)
for email in emails:
    print(f"{email['subject']} from {email['sender']}")
```

### Today's Events

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_today_events

# Your own events
today = get_today_events()

# Events from shared calendar
today = get_today_events('shared@company.com')
```

### Search Events

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import search_calendar_by_subject
from datetime import date

# Fast search for Ekadashi
ekadashi = search_calendar_by_subject(
    email_address='shared@company.com',
    search_term='Ekadashi',
    start_date=date(2025, 1, 1),
    end_date=date(2026, 12, 31)
)
print(f"Found: {len(ekadashi)} events")
```

### Create Event

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import create_calendar_event
from datetime import datetime

create_calendar_event(
    subject="Team Meeting",
    start=datetime(2026, 2, 7, 14, 0),
    end=datetime(2026, 2, 7, 15, 0),
    body="Project discussion",
    location="Conference Room A"
)
```

### Update Event

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import update_calendar_event
from datetime import datetime

# Reschedule
update_calendar_event(
    event_id='AAQkAG...',
    start=datetime(2026, 2, 10, 14, 0),
    end=datetime(2026, 2, 10, 15, 0),
    location="New Room B"
)
```

### Browse Email Folders

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_folder_emails, list_email_folders

# List all folders
folders = list_email_folders(account)
for f in folders:
    print(f"{f['name']}: {f['unread_count']} unread")

# Sent Items
sent = get_folder_emails('sent', limit=10)

# Drafts
drafts = get_folder_emails('drafts')

# Trash
trash = get_folder_emails('trash')
```

### Search Emails

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import search_emails

# By sender
emails = search_emails(sender='boss@company.com', limit=10)

# By subject
emails = search_emails(subject='Invoice', folder='inbox')

# Unread only
emails = search_emails(is_unread=True, limit=20)
```

### Mark Email as Read

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import mark_email_as_read

mark_email_as_read(email_id='AAQkAG...')
```

### Download Attachments

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_email_attachments

# Show info
attachments = get_email_attachments(email_id='AAQkAG...')
for att in attachments:
    print(f"{att['name']}: {att['size']} bytes")

# Download
attachments = get_email_attachments(
    email_id='AAQkAG...',
    download_path='/tmp/email_attachments'
)
```

### Extract Text from Attachments

**Prerequisite**: `pip install PyPDF2` for PDF text extraction

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import process_attachment_content

results = process_attachment_content(email_id='AAQkAG...')
for result in results:
    print(f"File: {result['name']}")
    if 'extracted_text' in result:
        print(f"Content: {result['extracted_text'][:500]}...")
```

### Search Contacts

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import search_contacts, resolve_name

# Search contacts
contacts = search_contacts('John Doe')
for c in contacts:
    print(f"{c['name']}: {c['email']}")

# Resolve name (GAL)
result = resolve_name('john.doe@company.com')
if result:
    print(f"Found: {result['name']} - {result['email']}")
```

### Manage Tasks

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_tasks, create_task, complete_task, delete_task
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Show open tasks
tasks = get_tasks()
for task in tasks:
    status = '✅' if task['is_complete'] else '⏳'
    print(f"{status} {task['subject']}")

# Create new task
task_id = create_task(
    subject="Finish report",
    body="Q1 report due Friday",
    due_date=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=3),
    importance="High"
)

# Mark as complete
complete_task(task_id)

# Delete
delete_task(task_id)
```

### Find Recurring Events

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_recurring_events

recurring = get_recurring_events(
    email_address='shared@company.com',
    days=30
)
for r in recurring:
    print(f"{r['subject']}: {r['recurrence']}")
```

### Out-of-Office

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import get_out_of_office, set_out_of_office
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Check status
oof = get_out_of_office()
print(f"Out of office active: {oof['enabled']}")

# Enable
set_out_of_office(
    enabled=True,
    internal_reply="I am on vacation until Feb 15th.",
    external_reply="I am on vacation until Feb 15th.",
    start=datetime.now(),
    end=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=7),
    external_audience='All'  # 'All', 'Known', 'None'
)

# Disable
set_out_of_office(enabled=False, internal_reply="")
```

### Send Email

```python
from skills.exchange2010 import send_email

send_email(
    to=["recipient@example.com"],
    subject="Test",
    body="Hello!",
    cc=["cc@example.com"]
)
```

## API Reference

### Email

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `get_account()` | Connect to Exchange |
| `get_unread_emails(account, limit=50)` | Get unread emails |
| `search_emails(search_term, sender, subject, is_unread, folder, limit)` | Search emails |
| `send_email(to, subject, body, cc, bcc)` | Send email |
| `mark_email_as_read(email_id)` | Mark as read |
| `get_email_attachments(email_id, download_path)` | Download attachments |
| `process_attachment_content(email_id, attachment_name)` | Extract text |

### Email Folders

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `get_folder_emails(folder_name, limit, is_unread)` | Emails from folder |
| `list_email_folders(account)` | List all folders |

### Calendar

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `get_today_events(email_address)` | Today's events |
| `get_upcoming_events(email_address, days)` | Next N days |
| `get_calendar_events(account, start, end)` | Events in range |
| `get_shared_calendar_events(email, start, end)` | Shared calendar |
| `search_calendar_by_subject(email, term, start, end)` | Fast search |
| `create_calendar_event(subject, start, end, body, location)` | Create event |
| `update_calendar_event(event_id, ...)` | Update event |
| `get_event_details(event_id)` | Show details |
| `delete_calendar_event(event_id)` | Delete event |
| `get_recurring_events(email, start, end)` | Recurring events |
| `list_available_calendars(account)` | List calendars |
| `count_ekadashi_events(email, start_year)` | Count Ekadashi |

### Contacts

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `search_contacts(search_term, limit)` | Search contacts |
| `resolve_name(name)` | Resolve name (GAL) |

### Tasks

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `get_tasks(status, folder)` | Get tasks |
| `create_task(subject, body, due_date, importance, categories)` | Create task |
| `complete_task(task_id)` | Mark complete |
| `delete_task(task_id)` | Delete task |

### Out-of-Office

| Function | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `get_out_of_office(email_address)` | Read status |
| `set_out_of_office(enabled, internal_reply, ...)` | Set OOF |

## Notes

- **Exchange 2010 SP2** explicitly used as version
- **DELEGATE** access type for own and shared mailboxes
- **EWS Filters** (`subject__contains`, `start__gte`) are faster than iteration
- **Timezones**: Automatic conversion to EWSDateTime with UTC
- **27 functions** available in total