Outlook Releases

Provides information on the updates to the Outlook Javascript API.
link - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/requirement-sets/outlook-api-requirement-sets
link - youtube.com/watch?v=Dd4SOA5dUmw

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 API: 1.10

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.10/outlook-requirement-set-1.10
Event based activation
Ability to include a custom action on a notification message.

Outlook API: 1.9

link - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/objectmodel/requirement-set-1.9/outlook-requirement-set-1.9
link - developer.microsoft.com/en-us/office/blogs/mailbox-1-9-javascript-api-is-generally-available/
AppendOnSend
Custom properties, and display form features.
Added support for Dialog.messageChild.

Outlook API: 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
onSend event
locationChanged event
enhancedLocationsChanged event
sharedProperties
Added new APIs for attachments, categories, delegate access, enhanced location, internet headers, and block on send features.
Added optional options parameter to Event.completed.

Outlook API: 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 API: 1.6

Contextual Add-ins were added.
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)