Outlook add-in API requirement set 1.5

The Outlook add-in API subset of the JavaScript API for Office includes objects, methods, properties and events that you can use in an Outlook add-in.

What's new in 1.5?

Requirement set 1.5 includes all of the features of Requirement set 1.4. It added the following features.

• Added support for pinnable taskpanes.
• Added support for calling REST APIs.
• Added ability to mark an attachment as inline.
• Added ability to close a taskpane or dialog.

Change log

• Added Office.context.mailbox.addHandlerAsync: Adds an event handler for a supported event.
• Added Office.EventType: Specifies the event associated with an event handler.
• Added Office.context.mailbox.restUrl: Gets the URL of the REST endpoint for this email account.
• Modified Office.context.mailbox.getCallbackTokenAsync: A new version of this method with a new signature (getCallbackTokenAsync([options], callback)) has been added. The original version is still available and is unchanged.
• Added Office.context.ui.closeContainer:
• Modified Office.context.mailbox.item.addFileAttachmentAsync: A new value in the options dictionary called isInline, used to specify that an image is used inline in the message body.
• Modified Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyAllForm: A new value in the formData.attachments dictionary called isInline, used to specify that an image is used inline in the message body.
• Modified Office.context.mailbox.item.displayReplyForm: A new value in the formData.attachments dictionary called isInline, used to specify that an image is used inline in the message body.

Additional resources

• Outlook add-ins
• Outlook add-in code samples
• Get started