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

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Gets a specific message using format=metadata.

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","metadata")

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")
payloadMimeType = json.stringOf("payload.mimeType")
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

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": {
    "mimeType": "multipart/mixed",
    "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\""
      }
    ]
  },
  "sizeEstimate": 11716
}