Node.js

List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums. 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.

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Photos Access Token.

    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    console.log("response status code: " + resp.StatusCode);

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    // Sample response:
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    // {
    //   "albums": [
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "title": "animals",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "isWriteable": true,
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var i;
    var count_i;
    var id;
    var title;
    var productUrl;
    var mediaItemsCount;
    var coverPhotoBaseUrl;
    var coverPhotoMediaItemId;
    var isWriteable;

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        id = json.StringOf("albums[i].id");
        title = json.StringOf("albums[i].title");
        productUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl");
        mediaItemsCount = json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount");
        coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl");
        coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId");
        isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();