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Get number of unread messages via Gmail API

This sample allows me to fetch some labels from Gmail interface. The question is: Is it possible to fetch the number of a user's unread messages in Gmail, using the same tools in the sample?

Solution

  • I'm not very good at objective-c, but you can get every message with the UNREAD-label and check the unread count:

    Request

    GET https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/labels/UNREAD?access_token={YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN}

    Response

    {
 "id": "UNREAD",
 "name": "UNREAD",
 "type": "system",
 "messagesTotal": 354,
 "messagesUnread": 354,
 "threadsTotal": 320,
 "threadsUnread": 320
}

    As you can see, messagesUnread tells me I have 354 unread messages.