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Courtenay787
Nov 25, 2021Copper Contributor
Outlook - can one determine WHEN an email was opened (without read receipt switched on)
Is there a way to retrospectively track (say at the admin level or any other way) WHEN a particular user has opened a particular email in Outlook? In this instance, the sender did not switch on the "...
VasilMichev
Nov 25, 2021MVP
Advanced audit has the MailItemAccessed event, which can help you here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/advanced-audit?view=o365-worldwide#mailitemsaccessed
Without this, you can only tell whether a message was read, not when.
Without this, you can only tell whether a message was read, not when.
- sam2024Sep 22, 2022Copper Contributor
Thank you for the response, Appreciated it!
- Courtenay787Nov 25, 2021Copper Contributor
Hi VasilMichev thanks for the reply on this. Is this functionality only available at the Outlook Admin level or can any user do this on their own mailbox? Context is I was asked by a manager if it was possible. I am just a standard end user with no admin access.
- VasilMichevNov 25, 2021MVPThat's admin level. And will only apply to users internal to your organization, forgot to mention that. As an end user, the best you can do is toggle a read receipt and hope the recipient honors it.