Node.js

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN";

    var userId = "me";
    http.SetUrlVar("userId",userId);

    //  Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
    //  The name of the new label is "questions".
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","questions");
    json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow");
    json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show");

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    //  The JSON contains this:
    //  {
    //    "name": "questions",
    //    "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
    //    "messageListVisibility": "show"
    //  }

    var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels";
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("status = " + resp.StatusCode);

    //  A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

    //  A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    //  {
    //   "id": "Label_43",
    //   "name": "questions",
    //   "messageListVisibility": "show",
    //   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
    //  }

    console.log("response body:");
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    console.log("GMail label created!");

}

chilkatExample();