Outlook Releases

Provides information on the updates to the Outlook Javascript API.

Emails: compose/read
Appointments/Meetings/Meeting responses: compose/read
Contacts
Distribution Lists
Attachments
Need access to emails/meetings in shared mailboxes and delegated mailboxes
We currently access items via both explorers and inspectors

Preview / Development

Outlook 1.8

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.8/outlook-requirement-set-1.8
AttachmentsChanged event
sharedProperties
onSend event
locationChanged event

Outlook 1.7

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.7/outlook-requirement-set-1.7
Office.Form
Office.Organizer
Office.Recurrence
Office.RecurrenceTimeZone
Office.SeriesTime
Office.context.mailbox.item.addHandlerAsync
Office.context.mailbox.item.removeHandlerAsync
Office.context.mailbox.item.from - modified
Office.context.mailbox.item.organizer - modified
Office.context.mailbox.item.recurrence
Office.context.mailbox.item.seriesId
Office.mailboxEnums.Days
Office.mailboxEnums.Month
Office.mailboxEnums.RecurrenceTimeZone
Office.mailboxEnums.RecurrenceType
Office.mailboxEnums.WeekNumber
Office.eventType.RecurrenceChanged - event
Office.eventType.RecipientsChanged - event
Office.eventType.AppointmentTimeChanged

Outlook 1.6

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.6/outlook-requirement-set-1.6
Office.context.mailbox.item.getSelectedEntities
Office.context.mailbox.item.getSelectedRegExMatches
Office.context.mailbox.displayNewMessageForm
Office.context.mailbox.userProfile.accountType

Outlook API 1.5

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.5/outlook-requirement-set-1.5
Pinnable taskpanes available to all Outlook 365 subscribers
Ability to mark an attachment as inline
Ability to close a task pane or dialog
Office.context.mailbox.addHandlerAsync
Office.context.mailbox.removeHandlerAsync
Office.context.mailbox.getCallbackTokenAsync
Office.context.mailbox.item.addFileAttachmentAsync - modified
Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyAllForm - modified
Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyForm - modified
Office.context.ui.closeContainer
Office.context.mailbox.restUrl
Office.eventType.ItemChanged

Outlook API 1.4

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.4/outlook-requirement-set-1.4
The last version supported in Outlook 2013
Dialogs were added

Outlook API 1.3

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.3/outlook-requirement-set-1.3
Patch for Outlook 2013 - KB3114349
Office.context.mailbox.item.close() - Outlook 2013

Outlook API 1.2

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.2/outlook-requirement-set-1.2
Outlook 2016,
Commands were added
The following two methods have been added to support getting the users selection and overwriting it in the subject and body of a message or appointment.
Office.context.mailbox.getSelectedDataAsync
Office.context.mailbox.setSelectedDataAysnc
The following two methods have been added to support adding an attachment to the reply from of an appointment.
Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyAllForm
Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyFrom

Outlook API 1.1

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.1/outlook-requirement-set-1.1
Outlook 2016, Outlook Online and Outlook OWA
Compose Form (message and appointment)

Outlook API 1.0

Outlook 2013
Read Form (message and appointment)