Recover deleted items from a group mailbox with EWS Managed API 2.2
In case you're interested in recovering the deleted items from a group mailbox...
Prerequisites:
-Create a new RBAC group or use an existing one from Exchange Admin Center – Permissions – Admin Roles. Add the ‘ApplicationImpersonation’ role to the group and add as member the service account that will impersonate the mailbox that is a member/owner of the declared group mailbox (it can be your Global Admin account).
-The script requires EWS Managed API 2.2, which can be downloaded here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=42951
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$i=$j=0;
$a = Read-Host -Prompt "Mailbox name"
$b = Read-Host -Prompt "Group mailbox"
Import-Module -Name "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange\Web Services\2.2\Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll"
$service = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService -ArgumentList Exchange2013_SP1
#Provide the credentials
$credential = Get-Credential -Message "Type the credentials of the mailbox with impersonation rights on $($a)"
$service.Credentials = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WebCredentials -ArgumentList $credential.UserName, $credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password
#Exchange Online URL
$service.Url= new-object Uri("https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx")
#User to impersonate
$service.ImpersonatedUserId = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ImpersonatedUserId([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ConnectingIdType]::SmtpAddress,$a)
$DeletionsFolderid = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.FolderId([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::RecoverableItemsDeletions,$b)
$InboxFolderid = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.FolderId([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::Inbox,$b)
$CalendarFolderid = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.FolderId([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::Calendar,$b)
$ItemView = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ItemView(1000)
do
{
$FindItemResults = $service.FindItems($DeletionsFolderid,$ItemView)
write-host "$($FindItemResults.TotalCount) item(s) has/have been found in the Recoverable items folder" -ForegroundColor White
foreach ($Item in $FindItemResults.Items)
{
#Restore the emails
if ($Item.ItemClass -match "IPM.Note")
{
$Message = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailMessage]::Bind($service,$Item.Id)
$Message.Move($InboxFolderid)
$i++;
}
#Restore the calendar events
if ($Item.ItemClass -match "IPM.Appointment")
{
$Message = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.Appointment]::Bind($service,$Item.Id)
$Message.Move($CalendarFolderid)
$j++;
}
if(!$i -and !$j) { Write-Host "The Item with the Subject:'$($Item.Subject)' has the ItemClass '$($Item.ItemClass)' and will not be recovered" -ForegroundColor Yellow }
}
$ItemView.offset += $FindItemResults.Items.Count
}while($FindItemResults.MoreAvailable -eq $true)
Write-Host "$($i) Email(s) was/were recovered and moved to the Inbox folder" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "$($j) Appointment(s) was/were recovered and moved to the Calendar folder" -ForegroundColor White
Comments
- Anonymous
August 07, 2017
Hi, thanks for sharing this script, will it work for both O365 Exchange online and Exchange on premises ?- Anonymous
August 07, 2017
Hi,The script is created for group mailboxes, thus, Exchange Online.Thanks,Catalin
- Anonymous