Contact
Last modified: September 26, 2011
Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 | Exchange Server 2010
The Contact element represents a contact item in the Exchange store.
<Contact>
   <MimeContent/>
   <ItemId/>
   <ParentFolderId/>
   <ItemClass/>
   <Subject/>
   <Sensitivity/>
   <Body/>
   <Attachments/>
   <DateTimeReceived/>
   <Size/>
   <Categories/>
   <Importance/>
   <InReplyTo/>
   <IsSubmitted/>
   <IsDraft/>
   <IsFromMe/>
   <IsResend/>
   <IsUnmodified/>
   <InternetMessageHeaders/>
   <DateTimeSent/>
   <DateTimeCreated/>
   <ResponseObjects/>
   <ReminderDueBy/>
   <ReminderIsSet/>
   <ReminderMinutesBeforeStart/>
   <DisplayCc/>
   <DisplayTo/>
   <HasAttachments/>
   <ExtendedProperty/>
   <Culture/>
   <EffectiveRights/>
   <LastModifiedName/>
   <LastModifiedTime/>
   <IsAssociated/>
   <WebClientReadFormQueryString/>
   <WebClientEditFormQueryString/>
   <ConversationId/>
   <UniqueBody/>
   <FileAs/>
   <FileAsMapping/>
   <DisplayName/>
   <GivenName/>
   <Initials/>
   <MiddleName/>
   <Nickname/>
   <CompleteName/>
   <CompanyName/>
   <EmailAddresses/>
   <PhysicalAddresses/>
   <PhoneNumbers/>
   <AssistantName/>
   <Birthday/>
   <BusinessHomePage/>
   <Children/>
   <Companies/>
   <ContactSource/>
   <Department/>
   <Generation/>
   <ImAddresses/>
   <JobTitle/>
   <Manager/>
   <Mileage/>
   <OfficeLocation/>
   <PostalAddressIndex/>
   <Profession/>
   <SpouseName/>
   <Surname/>
   <WeddingAnniversary/>
   <HasPicture/>
   <PhoneticFullName/>
   <PhoneticFirstName/>
   <PhoneticLastName/>
   <Alias/>
   <Notes/>
   <Photo/>
   <UserSMIMECertificate/>
   <MSExchangeCertificate/>
   <DirectoryId/>
   <ManagerMailbox/>
   <DirectReports/>
</Contact>
ContactItemType
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
| Element name | Description | 
|---|---|
| Contains the native Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) stream of an object that is represented in base64Binary format. | |
| Contains the unique identifier and change key of an item in the Exchange store. | |
| Represents the identifier of the parent folder that contains the item or folder. | |
| Represents the message class of an item. | |
| Represents the subject for Exchange store items and response objects. | |
| Indicates the sensitivity level of an item. | |
| Represents the actual body content of a message. | |
| Contains the items or files that are attached to an item in the Exchange store. | |
| Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was received. | |
| Represents the size in bytes of an item. This property is read-only. | |
| Represents a collection of strings that identify to which categories an item in the mailbox belongs. | |
| Describes the importance of an item. | |
| Represents the identifier of the item to which this item is a reply. | |
| Indicates whether an item has been submitted to the Outbox default folder. | |
| Represents whether an item has not yet been sent. | |
| Indicates whether a user sent an item to himself or herself. | |
| Indicates whether the item had previously been sent. | |
| Indicates whether the item has been modified. | |
| Represents the collection of all Internet message headers that are contained in an item in a mailbox. | |
| Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was sent. | |
| Represents the date and time that a given item in the mailbox was created. | |
| Contains a collection of all the response objects that are associated with an item in the Exchange store. | |
| Represents the date and time when the event occurs. This is used by the ReminderMinutesBeforeStart element to determine when the reminder is displayed. | |
| Indicates whether a reminder has been set for an item in the Exchange store. | |
| Represents the number of minutes before an event when a reminder is displayed. | |
| Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the Cc line. This is the concatenated string of all Cc recipient display names. | |
| Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the To line. This is the concatenated string of all To recipient display names. | |
| Represents a property that is set to true if an item has at least one visible attachment. This property is read-only. | |
| Identifies extended properties on folders and items. | |
| Represents the culture for a given item in a mailbox. | |
| Contains the client's rights based on the permission settings for the item or folder. This element is read-only. | |
| Contains the display name of the last user to modify an item. | |
| Indicates when an item was last modified. | |
| Indicates whether the item is associated with a folder. | |
| Represents a URL to concatenate to the Microsoft Office Outlook Web App endpoint to read an item in Outlook Web App. | |
| Represents a URL to concatenate to the Outlook Web App endpoint to edit an item in Outlook Web App. | |
| Contains the identifier of an item or conversation. | |
| Represents an HTML fragment or plain text which represents the unique body of this conversation. | |
| Represents how a contact is filed in the Contacts folder. | |
| Defines how to construct what is displayed for a contact. | |
| Defines the display name of a contact. | |
| Contains a contact's given name. | |
| Represents the initials of a contact. | |
| Represents the middle name of a contact. | |
| Represents the nickname of a contact. | |
| Represents the complete name of a contact. | |
| Represents the company name that is associated with a contact. | |
| Represents a collection of e-mail addresses for a contact. | |
| Contains a collection of physical addresses that are associated with a contact. | |
| Represents a collection of telephone numbers for a contact. | |
| Represents an assistant to a contact. | |
| Represents the birth date of a contact. | |
| Represents the Home page (Web address) for the contact. | |
| Contains the names of a contact's children. | |
| Represents the collection of companies that are associated with a contact. | |
| Describes whether the contact is located in the Exchange store or the Active Directory directory service. | |
| Represents the contact's department at work. | |
| Represents a generational abbreviation that follows the full name of a contact. | |
| Represents a collection of instant messaging addresses for a contact. | |
| Represents the job title of a contact. | |
| Represents a contact's manager. | |
| Represents mileage for a contact item. | |
| Represents the office location of a contact. | |
| Represents the display types for physical addresses. | |
| Represents the profession of a contact. | |
| Represents the name of a contact's spouse. | |
| Represents the surname of a contact. | |
| Contains the wedding anniversary of a contact. | |
| Indicates whether the contact item has a file attachment that represents the contact's picture. | |
| Contains the full name of a contact, including the first and last name, spelled phonetically. | |
| Contains the first name of a contact, spelled phonetically. | |
| Contains the last name of a contact, spelled phonetically. | |
| Contains the email alias of a contact. | |
| Contains supplementary contact information. | |
| Contains a value that encodes the photo of a contact. | |
| Contains a value that encodes the SMIME certificate of a contact. | |
| Contains a value that encodes the Microsoft Exchange certificate of a contact. | |
| Contains the directory ID of a contact. | |
| Contains SMTP information that identifies the manager mailbox of the contact. | |
| Contains SMTP information that identifies the direct reports of a contact. | 
Parent Elements
| Element name | Description | 
|---|---|
| Describes all calendar items that are adjacent to a meeting time. | |
| Identifies data to append to a single property of an item or folder during an UpdateItem Operation. | |
| Identifies all items that conflict with a meeting time | |
| Identifies a single folder to create in the local client store. | |
| Represents an Exchange item that is attached to another Exchange item. | |
| Contains an array of items. | |
| Contains an array of items to create in the folder that is identified by the ParentFolderId (TargetFolderIdType) element. | |
| Contains a single resolved entity. | |
| Represents an update to a single property of an item in an UpdateItem Operation. | |
| Identifies a single item to update in the local client store. | 
Text Value
None.
Remarks
The schema that describes this element is located in the IIS virtual directory that hosts Exchange Web Services of the Client Access server.
Element Information
| Namespace | https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types | 
| Schema name | Types schema | 
| Validation file | Types.xsd | 
| Can be empty | False |