(Classic ASP) Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

To update an existing contact, you must include the person.metadata.sources.etag field in the person for the contact to be updated to make sure the contact has not changed since your last read.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/people/v1/contacts#update-an-existing-contact

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' 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 

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed to load googleContacts.json") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

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

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X PATCH https://people.googleapis.com/v1/resource_name:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses \
'   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'   -d '{
'     "resourceName": "resource_name",
'     "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
'     "emailAddresses": [{ "value": "john.doe@gmail.com" }],
' }'

' 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.

' {
'   "resourceName": "resource_name",
'   "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
'   "emailAddresses": [
'     {
'       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("resourceName","people/c172365763025317520")
success = json.UpdateString("etag","%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=")
success = json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].value","john.doe@gmail.com")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbRequestBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

' Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PTextSb("PATCH","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"

    Response.End
End If

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

' {
'   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
'   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxtQnhyR2MzMGU4Yz0=",
'   "metadata": {
'     "sources": [
'       {
'         "type": "CONTACT",
'         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
'         "etag": "#mBxrGc30e8c=",
'         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T23:01:23.539Z"
'       }
'     ],
'     "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/-XdUIqeMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdeZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNvwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
'       "default": true
'     }
'   ],
'   "emailAddresses": [
'     {
'       "metadata": {
'         "primary": true,
'         "source": {
'           "type": "CONTACT",
'           "id": "2645def8c902e90"
'         }
'       },
'       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
'     }
'   ],
'   "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

resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName")
etag = jResp.StringOf("etag")
metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
Do 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
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
Do 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
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
Do 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
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("emailAddresses")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id")
    value = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].value")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
Do 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
Loop

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