Python GMail: Get a specific message (format="full")

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Gets a specific message using format=full.

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


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("messageId","15fc23688c553739")

rest.AddQueryParam("format","full")

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

id = json.stringOf("id")
threadId = json.stringOf("threadId")
snippet = json.stringOf("snippet")
historyId = json.stringOf("historyId")
internalDate = json.stringOf("internalDate")
payloadPartId = json.stringOf("payload.partId")
payloadMimeType = json.stringOf("payload.mimeType")
payloadFilename = json.stringOf("payload.filename")
payloadBodySize = json.IntOf("payload.body.size")
sizeEstimate = json.IntOf("sizeEstimate")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("labelIds")
while i < count_i :
    json.put_I(i)
    strVal = json.stringOf("labelIds[i]")
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("payload.headers")
while i < count_i :
    json.put_I(i)
    name = json.stringOf("payload.headers[i].name")
    value = json.stringOf("payload.headers[i].value")
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts")
while i < count_i :
    json.put_I(i)
    partId = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].partId")
    mimeType = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].mimeType")
    filename = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].filename")
    bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].body.size")
    bodyAttachmentId = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].body.attachmentId")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].headers")
    while j < count_j :
        json.put_J(j)
        name = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].headers[j].name")
        value = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].headers[j].value")
        j = j + 1

    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts")
    while j < count_j :
        json.put_J(j)
        partId = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].partId")
        mimeType = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].mimeType")
        filename = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].filename")
        bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].body.size")
        bodyAttachmentId = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].body.attachmentId")
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers")
        while k < count_k :
            json.put_K(k)
            name = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers[k].name")
            value = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers[k].value")
            k = k + 1

        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts")
        while k < count_k :
            json.put_K(k)
            partId = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].partId")
            mimeType = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].mimeType")
            filename = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].filename")
            bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].body.size")
            bodyData = json.stringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].body.data")

            # json1 is a CkJsonObject
            json1 = json.ObjectOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k]")
            i1 = 0
            count_i1 = json1.SizeOfArray("headers")
            while i1 < count_i1 :
                json1.put_I(i1)
                name = json1.stringOf("headers[i].name")
                value = json1.stringOf("headers[i].value")
                i1 = i1 + 1

            k = k + 1

        j = j + 1

    i = i + 1

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "15fc23688c553739",
  "threadId": "15fc23688c553739",
  "labelIds": [
    "IMPORTANT",
    "SENT",
    "INBOX"
  ],
  "snippet": "This is a test. \u200b",
  "historyId": "1438",
  "internalDate": "1510791874000",
  "payload": {
    "partId": "",
    "mimeType": "multipart/mixed",
    "filename": "",
    "headers": [
      {
        "name": "MIME-Version",
        "value": "1.0"
      },
      {
        "name": "Received",
        "value": "by 10.25.23.105 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:24:34 -0800 (PST)"
      },
      {
        "name": "X-Originating-IP",
        "value": "[2601:249:e00:9093:e894:b27f:e5d6:d01d]"
      },
      {
        "name": "Date",
        "value": "Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:24:34 -0600"
      },
      {
        "name": "Delivered-To",
        "value": "matt@chilkat.io"
      },
      {
        "name": "Message-ID",
        "value": "\u003cCAPhjyBM1qqXS6NVB65W8Zt5-McF03qWSRDjW5am66wTMuard=w@mail.gmail.com\u003e"
      },
      {
        "name": "Subject",
        "value": "Test HTML email with image and attachment."
      },
      {
        "name": "From",
        "value": "Matt Fausey \u003cmatt@chilkat.io\u003e"
      },
      {
        "name": "To",
        "value": "Matt Fausey \u003cmatt@chilkat.io\u003e"
      },
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "multipart/mixed; boundary=\"001a11401a6c097887055e0ea572\""
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "size": 0
    },
    "parts": [
      {
        "partId": "0",
        "mimeType": "multipart/related",
        "filename": "",
        "headers": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "multipart/related; boundary=\"001a11401a6c097885055e0ea571\""
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "size": 0
        },
        "parts": [
          {
            "partId": "0.0",
            "mimeType": "multipart/alternative",
            "filename": "",
            "headers": [
              {
                "name": "Content-Type",
                "value": "multipart/alternative; boundary=\"001a11401a6c097882055e0ea570\""
              }
            ],
            "body": {
              "size": 0
            },
            "parts": [
              {
                "partId": "0.0.0",
                "mimeType": "text/plain",
                "filename": "",
                "headers": [
                  {
                    "name": "Content-Type",
                    "value": "text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\""
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
                    "value": "quoted-printable"
                  }
                ],
                "body": {
                  "size": 22,
                  "data": "VGhpcyBpcyBhIHRlc3QuDQrigIsNCg=="
                }
              },
              {
                "partId": "0.0.1",
                "mimeType": "text/html",
                "filename": "",
                "headers": [
                  {
                    "name": "Content-Type",
                    "value": "text/html; charset=\"UTF-8\""
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
                    "value": "quoted-printable"
                  }
                ],
                "body": {
                  "size": 115,
                  "data": "PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI-VGhpcyBpcyBhIHRlc3QuPGltZyB3aWR0aD0iMTIwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEyMCIgc3JjPSJjaWQ6aWlfamExcWY5MGwwXzE1ZmMyMzUzOWJkMDA3MjciPjxicj7igIs8L2Rpdj4NCg=="
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "partId": "0.1",
            "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
            "filename": "starfish.jpg",
            "headers": [
              {
                "name": "Content-Type",
                "value": "image/jpeg; name=\"starfish.jpg\""
              },
              {
                "name": "Content-Disposition",
                "value": "inline; filename=\"starfish.jpg\""
              },
              {
                "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
                "value": "base64"
              },
              {
                "name": "Content-ID",
                "value": "\u003cii_ja1qf90l0_15fc23539bd00727\u003e"
              },
              {
                "name": "X-Attachment-Id",
                "value": "ii_ja1qf90l0_15fc23539bd00727"
              },
              {
                "name": "MIME-Version",
                "value": "1.0"
              },
              {
                "name": "Date",
                "value": "Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:23:08 -0800"
              },
              {
                "name": "Message-ID",
                "value": "\u003cCAPhjyBMicJ9k-EXY5Efcvp8o_z_J3x8_G=mnC_znLXnyBogemQ@mail.gmail.com\u003e"
              },
              {
                "name": "Subject",
                "value": "Attachment"
              },
              {
                "name": "From",
                "value": "Matt Fausey \u003cmatt@chilkat.io\u003e"
              }
            ],
            "body": {
              "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ_ueuzzM9bpQ8l_tD27oDfn-smCe77viIAF1wy8ZeI09tK5vAuSS6V9Bahow4ikqaGleXqdQBeq8xhFkJ7WN-KKBSKvOfT2yD-XMlA1FC8AOKS2A8tBi5dDDbFrbnns33rfqEIRFAISslhdE481uB6sYfVoYjpuDThtW6Y96YA0Aso0P9txbKJwcwOeD0RxDav_vPzDjHuRuOYsGxbVTxesMB2eiMMw3i1y-WAu-pyWHqF0xMFehZmd7d-krKKdvI4UEgtzD9siXnnaH6MG55ykjBsjFRsmjKc-4K5fHeYHOf586Pkej5K238A",
              "size": 6229
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "partId": "1",
        "mimeType": "application/pdf",
        "filename": "helloWorld.pdf",
        "headers": [
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/pdf; name=\"helloWorld.pdf\""
          },
          {
            "name": "Content-Disposition",
            "value": "attachment; filename=\"helloWorld.pdf\""
          },
          {
            "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
            "value": "base64"
          },
          {
            "name": "X-Attachment-Id",
            "value": "f_ja1qgya31"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ934ScA-kvdsvBvOjO9z-RYmRLyO8PvqOCzwkk-smeLVpKqeoxXNIn9FL_RbzA6qmTWKQTJehrBVmX4NqYtFsivmwRfzIWj-A-SqvJATRhjEGOntUeBS0fPZ9xy_enmH5Qgi0iSdBmwAn1CBnNghEKdMjvxTMjLxqn2mSO4gvxIh8ahJZDMN1p8KMYO98dM2XfyNndltnK-sd_DizNR9BQu10w5WSTLeFfOh61SxGKeq4Dt3W5USQlx7dEG7dRiBDvjFM6wo2HVeSnGEVphOwx80t1MQdhRN-YOHCAahIqy7Z0-BkPIIjTeUtl_pST8oMi0IgJoo9x1oomY3JZp2OxWuNyOVWDGVsDavGHc6wRhwK5pJrDceCWxNdPEwExeYA84WOAFXE2D6I3m",
          "size": 934
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sizeEstimate": 11716
}