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Mark IMAP Email Read/Unread

Description​

The Mark IMAP Email Read/Unread activity updates the read state of an email in an IMAP mailbox by setting or clearing the Seen flag for a specified message.

Common Capabilities​

Process Data Support​

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This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.

You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.

Learn more → Using Process Data

Design Time Configuration​

Display Text​

Specifies the activity's display name as shown on the workflow canvas.

Connection Name​

Specifies the IMAP connection used to access the mailbox where the email resides.

Mail Folder​

Specifies the mail folder containing the email   (for example: INBOX, Sent, or Drafts).   Default value: INBOX.

Message Identifier​

Specifies the provider-specific IMAP message identifier (UID) of the email to update.   Use the MessageId value returned by the Read IMAP Email activity.

Mark As Read​

Controls whether the email is marked as read or unread.

  • true → Marks the email as Read (sets the IMAP Seen flag)
  • false → Marks the email as Unread (clears the IMAP Seen flag)

Default value: true.

Execution Control (Wait All Incoming)​

Controls how the activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.

For detailed behavior and examples, see   Execution Control – Wait All Incoming.

Error Handling (On Error)​

Defines how the workflow proceeds if the activity encounters an error.

For supported strategies (Fault, Continue, Suspend, Retry), see   On Error Handler.

Output​

Updated Email​

Returns the email whose read state was updated (if found).

The output includes the following properties:

  • From
  • To
  • Subject
  • TextBody
  • HtmlBody
  • ReceivedAt
  • MessageId
  • InternalId
  • Attachments