(Node.js) Create a New GMail Label

Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var success;

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN";

    var 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".
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","questions");
    json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow");
    json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show");

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

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

    var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels";
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson3(url,"application/json",json);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("status = " + resp.StatusCode);

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        console.log("Failed.");

        return;
    }

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

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

    console.log("response body:");
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    console.log("GMail label created!");

}

chilkatExample();