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FindPeople operation

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Find information about the FindPeople EWS operation.

The FindPeople operation returns all persona objects from a specified Contacts folder or retrieves contacts that match a specified query string.

This operation was introduced in Exchange Server 2013.

Using the FindPeople operation

The FindPeople operation returns aggregated contact information.

The FindPeople operation builds on the existing functionality of the Restriction and BaseShape complex types by adding an aggregation restriction and the ability to return additional properties. By using a restriction, a client can specify filters such as "only return results that have an IM address". The default search behavior targets both the specified user's personal mailbox and the global address list (GAL). When searching the GAL as the primary search folder, you must specify a query string instead of a restriction, because this operation does not allow for browsing of the GAL.

FindPeople operation SOAP headers

The FindPeople operation can use the SOAP headers that are listed in the following table.

Header name Element Description
Impersonation
ExchangeImpersonation
Identifies the user whom the client application is impersonating. This header is applicable to a request.
RequestVersion
RequestServerVersion
Identifies the schema version for the operation request. This header is applicable to a request.
ServerVersion
ServerVersionInfo
Identifies the version of the server that responded to the request. This header is applicable to a response.

FindPeople operation request example

The following example of a FindPeople operation request shows how to return the first 100 contacts from the Contacts folder.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
               xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
   <soap:Header>
      <t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2013" />
   </soap:Header>
   <soap:Body>
      <m:FindPeople>
         <m:IndexedPageItemView BasePoint="Beginning" MaxEntriesReturned="100" Offset="0"/>
         <m:ParentFolderId>
            <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="contacts"/>
         </m:ParentFolderId>
      </m:FindPeople>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

The request SOAP body contains the following elements:

The following example of a FindPeople operation request shows how to return the first 100 contacts from the GAL by using a query string. Setting the DistinguishedFolderId to "directory" will search the GAL as the primary source of personas.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
               xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
   <soap:Header>
    <t:RequestServerVersion Version="Exchange2013" />
   </soap:Header>
   <soap:Body>
    <m:FindPeople>
      <m:PersonaShape>
        <t:BaseShape>IdOnly</t:BaseShape>
        <t:AdditionalProperties>
          <t:FieldURI FieldURI="persona:DisplayName"/>
          <t:FieldURI FieldURI="persona:Title"/>
        </t:AdditionalProperties>
      </m:PersonaShape>
      <m:IndexedPageItemView BasePoint="Beginning" MaxEntriesReturned="100" Offset="0"/>
      <m:ParentFolderId>
        <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="directory"/>
      </m:ParentFolderId>
      <m:QueryString>adams</m:QueryString>
    </m:FindPeople>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Successful FindPeople operation response

The following example shows a successful response to a FindPeople operation request.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><s:Envelope 
   xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Header>
    <h:ServerVersionInfo MajorVersion="15" 
                         MinorVersion="0" 
                         MajorBuildNumber="349" 
                         MinorBuildNumber="0" 
                         Version="Exchange2013" 
                         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" 
                         xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
                         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
                         xmlns:h="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" />
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
          xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <FindPeopleResponse ResponseClass="Success" 
                        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <ResponseCode>NoError</ResponseCode>
      <People>
        <Persona xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
          <PersonaId Id="AAQkAGQ1MjJjMTBkLTc4Y2UtNDA5Ny04ZjU5LWI3MTYzNGNkZmRkYQAQAOjFqObcLmtOlzlRnHdXQjo=" />
          <CreationTime>2012-01-11T22:25:37Z</CreationTime>
          <DisplayName>Terry Adams</DisplayName>
          <DisplayNameFirstLast>Terry Adams</DisplayNameFirstLast>
          <DisplayNameLastFirst>Adams Terry</DisplayNameLastFirst>
          <FileAs>Adams, Terry</FileAs>
          <GivenName>Terry</GivenName>
          <Surname>Adams</Surname>
          <EmailAddress>
            <Name>terry@litwareinc.com</Name>
            <EmailAddress>terry@litwareinc.com</EmailAddress>
            <RoutingType>SMTP</RoutingType>
          </EmailAddress>
          <EmailAddresses>
            <EmailAddress>
              <Name>terry@litwareinc.com</Name>
              <EmailAddress>terry@litwareinc.com</EmailAddress>
              <RoutingType>SMTP</RoutingType>
            </EmailAddress>
            <EmailAddress>
              <Name>tadams@contoso.com</Name>
              <EmailAddress>tadams@contoso.com</EmailAddress>
              <RoutingType>SMTP</RoutingType>
            </EmailAddress>
          </EmailAddresses>
          <RelevanceScore>2147483647</RelevanceScore>
        </Persona>
      </People>
      <TotalNumberOfPeopleInView>1</TotalNumberOfPeopleInView>
    </FindPeopleResponse>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

The response SOAP body contains the following elements:

FindPeople operation error response

For error codes that are generic to EWS, see ResponseCode.

See also