Python GMail: Get User's GMail Profile

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Gets the current user's Gmail profile.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/v1/reference/users/getProfile

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
oauth2 = chilkat.CkOAuth2()
oauth2.put_AccessToken("OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN")
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,True)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

rest.AddPathParam("userId","matt@chilkat.io")

sbJson = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/gmail/v1/users/userId/profile",sbJson)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("Received error response code: " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("Response body:")
    print(sbJson.getAsString())
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.LoadSb(sbJson)

#  The following code parses the JSON response.
#  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

emailAddress = json.stringOf("emailAddress")
messagesTotal = json.IntOf("messagesTotal")
threadsTotal = json.IntOf("threadsTotal")
historyId = json.stringOf("historyId")

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "emailAddress": "matt@chilkat.io",
  "messagesTotal": 3,
  "threadsTotal": 3,
  "historyId": "1257"
}