C#

Google People API - Create Contact

See more Google People Examples

Create a new contact. C#

bool success = false;

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

//  It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
//  This example loads the JSON access token file 

//  originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
//  or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
    return;
}

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

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

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
//   -d '{
//   "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
//   }'
//   https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

//  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
//  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

//  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

//  {
//    "names": [
//      {
//        "givenName": "John",
//        "familyName": "Doe"
//      }
//    ]
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John");
json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

//  Sample JSON response:
//  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

//  {
//    "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
//    "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
//    "metadata": {
//      "sources": [
//        {
//          "type": "CONTACT",
//          "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
//          "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//          "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
//        }
//      ],
//      "objectType": "PERSON"
//    },
//    "names": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "primary": true,
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "displayName": "John Doe",
//        "familyName": "Doe",
//        "givenName": "John",
//        "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
//        "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
//      }
//    ],
//    "photos": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "primary": true,
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
//        "default": true
//      }
//    ],
//    "memberships": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "contactGroupMembership": {
//          "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
//          "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
//        }
//      }
//    ]
//  }

//  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
//  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

string v_type;
string id;
string updateTime;
bool metadataPrimary;
string metadataSourceType;
string metadataSourceId;
string displayName;
string familyName;
string givenName;
string displayNameLastFirst;
string unstructuredName;
string url;
bool default;
string contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId;
string contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName;

string resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName");
string etag = jResp.StringOf("etag");
string metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type");
    id = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id");
    etag = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag");
    updateTime = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary");
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type");
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id");
    displayName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName");
    familyName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName");
    givenName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName");
    displayNameLastFirst = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst");
    unstructuredName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary");
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type");
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id");
    url = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].url");
    default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type");
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id");
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId");
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName");
    i = i + 1;
}