(Node.js) Move a GMail Message to Trash

Moves a specific GMail email message to trash.

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

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

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";

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

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

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

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

    console.log("Message moved to trash!");

}

chilkatExample();