Get email messages in MAUI

GemBox.Email is a standalone .NET component with cross-platform support for processing emails. With the help of MAUI, you can use it on platforms like Android, iOS, Linux, and macOS for sending, receiving, loading, saving, editing, and converting EML and MSG files.

The following example shows how you can get the first email message from INBOX using ImapClient in the MAUI application.

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XAML
C#

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<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="EmailMaui.MainPage">

    <ScrollView>
        <VerticalStackLayout
            Spacing="25"
            Padding="30"
            VerticalOptions="Center">

            <Label Text="GemBox.Email Example"
               HorizontalOptions="Center"
               FontSize="Large"
               Margin="0,0,0,30"/>

            <Entry Placeholder="Imap host"
               Text="{Binding Host}" />

            <Entry Placeholder="User name"
               Text="{Binding Username}" />

            <Entry Placeholder="Password" 
               IsPassword="True"
               Text="{Binding Password}" />

            <ActivityIndicator x:Name="activity" />

            <Button x:Name="button"
                VerticalOptions="End"
                Text="Get message" 
                Clicked="Button_Clicked" HorizontalOptions="Fill" />

        </VerticalStackLayout>
    </ScrollView>

</ContentPage>

using GemBox.Email;
using GemBox.Email.Imap;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System;

namespace EmailMaui
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        private readonly DataModel model;

        static MainPage()
        {
            ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
        }

        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BindingContext = model = new DataModel();
        }

        private MailMessage GetMessage()
        {
            using (var imap = new ImapClient(model.Host))
            {
                imap.Connect();
                imap.Authenticate(model.Username, model.Password);

                imap.SelectInbox();
                return imap.GetMessage(1);
            }
        }

        private async void Button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            button.IsEnabled = false;
            activity.IsRunning = true;

            try
            {
                var message = await Task.Run(GetMessage);
                await DisplayAlert("Message",
                    "\nSUBJECT: " + message.Subject +
                    "\nFROM: " + message.From.ToString() +
                    "\nDATE: " + message.Date.ToString(),
                    "Close");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                await DisplayAlert("Error", ex.Message, "Close");
            }

            activity.IsRunning = false;
            button.IsEnabled = true;
        }
    }

    public class DataModel
    {
        public string Host { get; set; }
        public string Username { get; set; }
        public string Password { get; set; }
    }
}

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GemBox.Email is a .NET component that enables you to read, write, receive, and send emails from your .NET applications using one simple API.

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Published: February 23, 2023 | Modified: March 23, 2023 | Author: Ercan Görgülü

Get email messages in MAUI

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