VB.NET

List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

' Get the previously obtained access token.
' See Get Google Photos Access Token.

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
Debug.WriteLine("response status code: " & resp.StatusCode)

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.Load(resp.BodyStr)

' Sample response:
json.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

' {
'   "albums": [
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
'       "title": "April 23, 2016",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
'       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
'       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
'       "title": "April 23, 2016",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
'       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
'       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
'       "title": "animals",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
'       "isWriteable": true,
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Dim i As Integer
Dim count_i As Integer
Dim id As String
Dim title As String
Dim productUrl As String
Dim mediaItemsCount As String
Dim coverPhotoBaseUrl As String
Dim coverPhotoMediaItemId As String
Dim isWriteable As Boolean

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums")
While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    id = json.StringOf("albums[i].id")
    title = json.StringOf("albums[i].title")
    productUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
    mediaItemsCount = json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
    coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
    coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
    i = i + 1
End While