C# Google Drive: List Files

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Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/list

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool success;

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN";
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbJson = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files",sbJson);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString());
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.LoadSb(sbJson);

//  The following code parses the JSON response.
//  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
string kind;
bool incompleteSearch;
int i;
int count_i;
string id;
string name;
string mimeType;

kind = json.StringOf("kind");
incompleteSearch = json.BoolOf("incompleteSearch");
i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("files");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    kind = json.StringOf("files[i].kind");
    id = json.StringOf("files[i].id");
    name = json.StringOf("files[i].name");
    mimeType = json.StringOf("files[i].mimeType");
    i = i + 1;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.");

Sample JSON Response Body

{
 "kind": "drive#fileList",
 "incompleteSearch": false,
 "files": [
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolT1E4blNEaHlBVTg",
   "name": "misc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B84ttUI7E_NyWHBYNUlFRGZSWVE",
   "name": "02112017091435553-LW0826-058444946-4C414E43.xml",
   "mimeType": "application/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B5w0YPzxv8g6SmRDTWUweEJCeVk",
   "name": "Sales in 2004.pdf",
   "mimeType": "application/pdf"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0By-hrxCCDzSQUGxJY0hzNUFpNmc",
   "name": "helloWorld.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolMjZhSkV0a2tUX3c",
   "name": "hamletC.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVlA1d0tscUtRLXc",
   "name": "chilkat",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolelZ2UGdPZmlJTmc",
   "name": "hamlet2.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolaWNqLWJqLUhwb2M",
   "name": "starfish3.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolNlFnbDhWZ3g3UGc",
   "name": "starfish4.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolQlExSlBQT1phZXM",
   "name": "pigs.json",
   "mimeType": "attachment/json"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVHRPVkxtYWFtZkk",
   "name": "starfish20.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolRGZEV3ZGUTZfNFk",
   "name": "penguins2.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolS2FXSjliMXQxSU0",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolREhVUzVWRUlFeGM",
   "name": "Пингвины.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolZUhxckMzb0dRMzg",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
   "name": "penguins.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0",
   "name": "123",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbTE3c3J5RHBUcHM",
   "name": "abc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolTmhybWJSUGd5Q2c",
   "name": "testHello.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
   "name": "testFolder",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  }
 ]
}