VB.NET

Permanently Delete a Specific GMail Message

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Immediately and permanently deletes the specified message. This operation cannot be undone. (This is not the same as moving a message to Trash.) 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"

' The id of the GMail message to delete.
Dim id As String = "1669cc9a926bb8c1"
Dim userId As String = "me"

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

' Delete the email.
Dim url As String = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}"
Dim responseStr As String = http.QuickDeleteStr(url)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("status = " & http.LastStatus)

' A 204 response indicate success.
' It is common for HTTP DELETE operations to respond with a 204 status code with an empty body for success.
' You'll find many REST APIs follow this custom..
If (http.LastStatus <> 204) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(responseStr)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Message deleted!")