Java

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    http.put_AuthToken("GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    // The id of the GMail message to move to Trash.
    String id = "16678c485e7f0a0c";
    String userId = "me";

    http.SetUrlVar("userId","me");
    http.SetUrlVar("id",id);

    // Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
    String url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash";
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,"","","",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("status = " + resp.get_StatusCode());

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "threadId": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "labelIds": [
    //   "TRASH",
    //   "CATEGORY_SOCIAL"
    //  ]
    // }

    System.out.println("response body:");
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());

    System.out.println("Message moved to trash!");
  }
}