C++

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;
    http.put_AuthToken("GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    // The id of the GMail message to move to Trash.
    const char *id = "16678c485e7f0a0c";
    const char *userId = "me";

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

    // Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
    const char *url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash";
    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,"","","",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "status = " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "threadId": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "labelIds": [
    //   "TRASH",
    //   "CATEGORY_SOCIAL"
    //  ]
    // }

    std::cout << "response body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";

    std::cout << "Message moved to trash!" << "\r\n";
    }