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Google Photos List Media Items

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List all media items from a user's Google Photos library.

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

$success = $false

# 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")

# For more information, see Google Photos List Media Items API Documentation

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems?pageSize=100",$resp)
if ($success -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())

# (See parsing code below...)

# {
#   "mediaItems": [
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
#       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7ZcHJhUmxO8EgRSBFyBaGAyXE...YMWCAMDlNTA6-L5LiijXAUfKgD1ULhr9IabJBGTT7ETUdeeFTQTM",
#       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#       "mediaMetadata": {
#         "creationTime": "2019-04-11T17:55:53Z",
#         "width": "640",
#         "height": "480",
#         "photo": {
#           "cameraMake": "Apple",
#           "cameraModel": "iPhone 5s",
#           "focalLength": 4.15,
#           "apertureFNumber": 2.2,
#           "isoEquivalent": 32
#         }
#       },
#       "filename": "IMG_1206.JPG"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
#       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7NQe0qdoZrDHkfkK7LOsw-V...YJ1mrohD5duHsY2QJCzLTXZ65EOUrJefars3xDSwsCYlelY470kk",
#       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#       "mediaMetadata": {
#         "creationTime": "2016-10-09T01:49:58Z",
#         "width": "600",
#         "height": "427",
#         "photo": {}
#       },
#       "filename": "hedgehogs.jpg"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
#       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e64wP9gpPXKq5b8FCFKzu9C...QTFxMLVRaLeQZBvYGZVIe7xCcRPnRhMpiXwL_RV_aU",
#       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#       "mediaMetadata": {
#         "creationTime": "2015-09-21T20:30:02Z",
#         "width": "59",
#         "height": "69",
#         "photo": {}
#       },
#       "filename": "chilkat_gravatar.jpg"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
#       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e4e69WQpYcQX...m87rR6gDBhcB55TL__3ckBYNQ8MjbqpBtmojjYWrLG_j4VsVSA",
#       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#       "mediaMetadata": {
#         "creationTime": "2008-05-29T15:30:55Z",
#         "width": "120",
#         "height": "120",
#         "photo": {}
#       },
#       "filename": "starfish.jpg"
#     },
#     {
#       "id": "AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
#       "description": "Photo of Penguins",
#       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
#       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5Cj3EgyhscdT...X3-W562iiKtTa8lc_QPxCrpJu-m7cZyNGwGTANVpGe1XG",
#       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#       "mediaMetadata": {
#         "creationTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z",
#         "width": "1024",
#         "height": "768",
#         "photo": {}
#       },
#       "filename": "penguins.jpg"
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 

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

$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("mediaItems")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $id = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].id")
    $productUrl = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].productUrl")
    $baseUrl = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].baseUrl")
    $mimeType = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mimeType")
    $mediaMetadataCreationTime = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.creationTime")
    $mediaMetadataWidth = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.width")
    $mediaMetadataHeight = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.height")
    $mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraMake")
    $mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraModel")
    $mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.focalLength")
    $mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.apertureFNumber")
    $mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent = $json.IntOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.isoEquivalent")
    $filename = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].filename")
    $description = $json.StringOf("mediaItems[i].description")
    $i = $i + 1
}