Node.js

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash. 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";

    //  The id of the GMail message to move to Trash.
    var id = "16678c485e7f0a0c";
    var userId = "me";

    http.SetUrlVar("userId","me");
    http.SetUrlVar("id",id);

    //  Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
    var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash";
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,"","","",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": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //   "threadId": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //   "labelIds": [
    //    "TRASH",
    //    "CATEGORY_SOCIAL"
    //   ]
    //  }

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

    console.log("Message moved to trash!");

}

chilkatExample();