Python GMail: Lists the messages in the user's mailbox.

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Lists the messages in the user's mailbox.

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

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()

sbJson = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/gmail/v1/users/me/messages",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.

resultSizeEstimate = json.IntOf("resultSizeEstimate")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("messages")
while i < count_i :
    json.put_I(i)
    id = json.stringOf("messages[i].id")
    threadId = json.stringOf("messages[i].threadId")
    i = i + 1

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "15fc237e79da4174",
      "threadId": "15fc237e79da4174"
    },
    {
      "id": "15fc23688c553739",
      "threadId": "15fc23688c553739"
    },
    {
      "id": "15fbd37d3a8f9950",
      "threadId": "15fbd37d3a8f9950"
    },
    {
      "id": "15fb5e49b822ac1d",
      "threadId": "15fb5e49b822ac1d"
    },
    {
      "id": "15fb5e49b7a0739b",
      "threadId": "15fb5e49b7a0739b"
    }
  ],
  "resultSizeEstimate": 5
}