VB.NET GMail: Parse GMail REST API Error Response

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Gets the current user's Gmail profile, but shows an error response and how to parse it..

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

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim success As Boolean

'   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Dim oauth2 As New Chilkat.OAuth2
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,True)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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

Dim sbJson As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/gmail/v1/users/userId/profile",sbJson)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.LoadSb(sbJson)

'  The following code parses the JSON response.
'  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
Dim errorCode As Integer
Dim errorMessage As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim count_i As Integer
Dim domain As String
Dim reason As String
Dim message As String
Dim extendedHelp As String

errorCode = json.IntOf("error.code")
errorMessage = json.StringOf("error.message")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("error.errors")
While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    domain = json.StringOf("error.errors[i].domain")
    reason = json.StringOf("error.errors[i].reason")
    message = json.StringOf("error.errors[i].message")
    extendedHelp = json.StringOf("error.errors[i].extendedHelp")
    i = i + 1
End While



Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
 "error": {
  "errors": [
   {
    "domain": "usageLimits",
    "reason": "accessNotConfigured",
    "message": "Access Not Configured. Gmail API has not been used in project 377697329735 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=377697329735 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.",
    "extendedHelp": "https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=377697329735"
   }
  ],
  "code": 403,
  "message": "Access Not Configured. Gmail API has not been used in project 377697329735 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/gmail.googleapis.com/overview?project=377697329735 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry."
 }
}