Chilkat Online Tools

VB6 / Broker API / Authorize an OAuth Token

Back to Collection Items

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "{{api_key}}"
http.Password = "{{api_secret}}"

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "client_id": "7a3c52a910e1dc2abbb14da2b6b8e711",
'   "client_secret": "{client_secret}",
'   "redirect_uri": "www.example.com/oauth_redirect",
'   "scope": "general",
'   "account_id": "{account_id}"
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("client_id","7a3c52a910e1dc2abbb14da2b6b8e711")
success = json.UpdateString("client_secret","{client_secret}")
success = json.UpdateString("redirect_uri","www.example.com/oauth_redirect")
success = json.UpdateString("scope","general")
success = json.UpdateString("account_id","{account_id}")

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/v1/oauth/authorize","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{api_key}}:{{api_secret}}'
	-d '{
  "client_id": "7a3c52a910e1dc2abbb14da2b6b8e711",
  "client_secret": "{client_secret}",
  "redirect_uri": "www.example.com/oauth_redirect",
  "scope": "general",
  "account_id": "{account_id}"
}'
https://domain.com/v1/oauth/authorize

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Authorize an OAuth Token",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"client_id\": \"7a3c52a910e1dc2abbb14da2b6b8e711\",\n  \"client_secret\": \"{client_secret}\",\n  \"redirect_uri\": \"www.example.com/oauth_redirect\",\n  \"scope\": \"general\",\n  \"account_id\": \"{account_id}\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{HOST}}/v1/oauth/authorize",
      "host": [
        "{{HOST}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "v1",
        "oauth",
        "authorize"
      ]
    },
    "description": "| Attribute         | Type           | Requirement                           | Notes                          |\n| ----------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |\n| `client_id`       | string         | Required | OAuth `client_id`               |\n| `client_secret`   | string         | Required | OAuth `client_secret`            |\n| `redirect_uri`    | string         | Required | Redirect URI of OAuth flow     |\n| `scope`          | string/numeric | Required | Requested scopes by OAuth flow |\n| `account_id`      | string         | Required | UUID of end user               |"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}