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Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

See more Google People Examples

To update an existing contact, you must include the person.metadata.sources.etag field in the person for the contact to be updated to make sure the contact has not changed since your last read.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbRequestBody
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cV_type
LOCAL cId
LOCAL cUpdateTime
LOCAL nMetadataPrimary
LOCAL cMetadataSourceType
LOCAL cMetadataSourceId
LOCAL cDisplayName
LOCAL cFamilyName
LOCAL cGivenName
LOCAL cDisplayNameLastFirst
LOCAL cUnstructuredName
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL nDefault
LOCAL cValue
LOCAL cContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId
LOCAL cContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName
LOCAL cResourceName
LOCAL cEtag
LOCAL cMetadataObjectType
LOCAL i
LOCAL nCount_i

nSuccess := 0

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

//  It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
//  This example loads the JSON access token file 

//  originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
//  or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

oHttp:AuthToken := oJsonToken:StringOf("access_token")

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl -X PATCH https://people.googleapis.com/v1/resource_name:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses \
//    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
//    -d '{
//      "resourceName": "resource_name",
//      "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//      "emailAddresses": [{ "value": "john.doe@gmail.com" }],
//  }'

//  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
//  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

//  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Code to Create JSON

//  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

//  {
//    "resourceName": "resource_name",
//    "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//    "emailAddresses": [
//      {
//        "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
//      }
//    ]
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("resourceName", "people/c172365763025317520")
oJson:UpdateString("etag", "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=")
oJson:UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].value", "john.doe@gmail.com")

oSbRequestBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oJson:EmitSb(oSbRequestBody)

//  Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpSb("PATCH", "https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses", oSbRequestBody, "utf-8", "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbRequestBody:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbRequestBody:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Sample JSON response:
//  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

//  {
//    "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
//    "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxtQnhyR2MzMGU4Yz0=",
//    "metadata": {
//      "sources": [
//        {
//          "type": "CONTACT",
//          "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
//          "etag": "#mBxrGc30e8c=",
//          "updateTime": "2020-08-03T23:01:23.539Z"
//        }
//      ],
//      "objectType": "PERSON"
//    },
//    "names": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "primary": true,
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "displayName": "John Doe",
//        "familyName": "Doe",
//        "givenName": "John",
//        "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
//        "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
//      }
//    ],
//    "photos": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "primary": true,
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqeMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdeZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNvwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
//        "default": true
//      }
//    ],
//    "emailAddresses": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "primary": true,
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645def8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
//      }
//    ],
//    "memberships": [
//      {
//        "metadata": {
//          "source": {
//            "type": "CONTACT",
//            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//          }
//        },
//        "contactGroupMembership": {
//          "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
//          "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
//        }
//      }
//    ]
//  }

//  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
//  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

cResourceName := oJResp:StringOf("resourceName")
cEtag := oJResp:StringOf("etag")
cMetadataObjectType := oJResp:StringOf("metadata.objectType")
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    cV_type := oJResp:StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    cId := oJResp:StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    cEtag := oJResp:StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    cUpdateTime := oJResp:StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("names")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    nMetadataPrimary := oJResp:BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    cMetadataSourceType := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    cMetadataSourceId := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    cDisplayName := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    cFamilyName := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    cGivenName := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    cDisplayNameLastFirst := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    cUnstructuredName := oJResp:StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("photos")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    nMetadataPrimary := oJResp:BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    cMetadataSourceType := oJResp:StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    cMetadataSourceId := oJResp:StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    cUrl := oJResp:StringOf("photos[i].url")
    nDefault := oJResp:BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("emailAddresses")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    nMetadataPrimary := oJResp:BoolOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary")
    cMetadataSourceType := oJResp:StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type")
    cMetadataSourceId := oJResp:StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id")
    cValue := oJResp:StringOf("emailAddresses[i].value")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("memberships")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    cMetadataSourceType := oJResp:StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    cMetadataSourceId := oJResp:StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    cContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId := oJResp:StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    cContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName := oJResp:StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oJsonToken:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbRequestBody:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()