Create Draft Message

To create an Outlook draft email, you initiate a new message with the recipient, subject, and body details without triggering an immediate send. This Skill saves the message in your mailbox so you can review, edit, and dispatch it later.

Yes, you can compose a draft message specifying the body content as either HTML or text. The JSON request body conforms to the Outlook Mail API schema, allowing you to populate To, CC, and BCC recipient fields.

Yes, you need the Mail.ReadWrite OAuth scope to compose draft emails. This permission level is required to authorize the application to create and save new email messages directly into the user's mailbox.

The best way to handle multi-step email composition is to create an initial draft message containing the base text and recipient details. You can then reopen the saved draft to add attachments and finalize modifications before sending.

Yes, creating a draft message supports BCC fields in the Outlook Mail API. You can specify recipient details across To, CC, and BCC fields within the JSON request body when initializing the draft.

Creating an email draft instead of sending immediately streamlines the composition process by allowing later review and editing. This is useful when you need to add pricing details or attachments before final dispatch.