VB.NET

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

Dim userId As String = "me"
http.SetUrlVar("userId",userId)

' Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
' The name of the new label is "questions".
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("name","questions")
json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow")
json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show")

json.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

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

Dim url As String = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels"
Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("status = " & resp.StatusCode)

' A 200 response status indicate success.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

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

Debug.WriteLine("response body:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

Debug.WriteLine("GMail label created!")