(PowerShell) Create Google Task List

Demonstrates how to create a new task list.

Chilkat .NET Downloads Chilkat .NET Assemblies

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 Tasks Access Token.

$fac = New-Object Chilkat.FileAccess
$accessToken = $fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
if ($fac.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($fac.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$http.AuthToken = $accessToken

# Create a task list named "aaa"
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $json.UpdateString("title","aaa")

$resp = $http.PostJson("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists",$json.Emit())
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Show the response body.
$($resp.BodyStr)

# Examine the response status code.
$("response status code: " + $resp.StatusCode)

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

# {
#  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
#  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
#  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/tK44F5sk_kx_cfoK27XsUCxCTKE\"",
#  "title": "aaa",
#  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
#  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
# }
# 
# response status code: 200