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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

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

    CkHttpW http;
    bool success;

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.AddParam(L"response_type",L"code_credentials");

    CkJsonObjectW jsonParam2;
    req.AddParam(L"client_id",jsonParam2.emit());

    CkJsonObjectW jsonParam3;
    req.AddParam(L"redirect_uri",jsonParam3.emit());

    req.AddHeader(L"Auth-Request-Type",L"Named-User");
    req.AddHeader(L"Authorization",L"Basic <username:password>");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_ContentType(L"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    success = http.HttpReq(L"https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/authorize",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());
    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Auth-Request-Type: Named-User"
	-H "Authorization: Basic <username:password>"
	--data-urlencode 'response_type=code_credentials'
	--data-urlencode 'client_id={{clientId}}'
	--data-urlencode 'redirect_uri={{redirectUrl}}'
https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/authorize

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Username Password Login - Authorize",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Auth-Request-Type",
        "value": "Named-User",
        "description": "Required for Username Password Login"
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Basic <username:password>",
        "description": "Base 64 encoded username:password"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "urlencoded",
      "urlencoded": [
        {
          "key": "response_type",
          "value": "code_credentials",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "client_id",
          "value": "{{clientId}}",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "redirect_uri",
          "value": "{{redirectUrl}}",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "scope",
          "value": "",
          "description": "Comma seperated list of scopes, optional",
          "type": "text",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{url}}{{site}}/services/oauth2/authorize",
      "host": [
        "{{url}}{{site}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "oauth2",
        "authorize"
      ]
    },
    "description": "This request allows named users to use their username and password to get an access token and refresh token from Salesforce in a headless manner. There are two headers that must be included, the first is the `Auth-Request-Type` which must be set to `Named-User`, and then there is the `Authorization` Basic header which contains the base 64 encoded username:password of the user.\n\nThe result of this API call, is an Auth Code, which is then exchanged with another call at the token endpoint."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}