JavaScript

Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

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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. JavaScript

var 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

var jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
    return;
}

var http = new CkHttp();

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"
//     }
//   ]
// }

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("resourceName","people/c172365763025317520");
json.UpdateString("etag","%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=");
json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].value","john.doe@gmail.com");

var sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

// Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpSb("PATCH","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
var jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

console.log("Response Body:");
console.log(jResp.Emit());

var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log("Response Header:");
    console.log(resp.Header);
    console.log("Failed.");
    return;
}

// 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

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

var resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName");
var etag = jResp.StringOf("etag");
var metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType");
var i = 0;
var 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("emailAddresses");
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;
}

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;
}