(PowerShell) List Google Photos Albums

Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Photos Access Token.

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

$resp = $http.QuickRequest("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums")
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
$("response status code: " + $resp.StatusCode)

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.Load($resp.BodyStr)

# Sample response:
$json.EmitCompact = $false
$($json.Emit())

# {
#   "albums": [
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
#       "title": "April 23, 2016",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
#       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
#       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
#       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
#       "title": "April 23, 2016",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
#       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
#       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
#       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
#       "title": "animals",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
#       "isWriteable": true,
#       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("albums")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $id = $json.StringOf("albums[i].id")
    $title = $json.StringOf("albums[i].title")
    $productUrl = $json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
    $mediaItemsCount = $json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
    $coverPhotoBaseUrl = $json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
    $coverPhotoMediaItemId = $json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
    $isWriteable = $json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
    $i = $i + 1
}