Chilkat2-Python

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash. 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"

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

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

# Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash"
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,"","","",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": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
#  "threadId": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
#  "labelIds": [
#   "TRASH",
#   "CATEGORY_SOCIAL"
#  ]
# }

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

print("Message moved to trash!")