Chilkat2-Python

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()
http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

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".
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("name","questions")
json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow")
json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show")

json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())

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

url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels"
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("status = " + str(resp.StatusCode))

# A 200 response status indicate success.
if (resp.StatusCode != 200):
    print(resp.BodyStr)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

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

print("response body:")
print(resp.BodyStr)

print("GMail label created!")