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' 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.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept-API-Version","resource=2.1, protocol=1.0"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://<tenant-name>.forgeblocks.com/am/json/realms/root/realms/alpha/authenticate?authIndexType=service&authIndexValue=ResetPassword")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "authId": "eyJ0eXAizI1NiJ9...eyJTkNVS-36NdGPz0ldtTxs",
' "callbacks": [
' {
' "type": "NameCallback",
' "output": [
' {
' "name": "prompt",
' "value": "User Name"
' }
' ],
' "input": [
' {
' "name": "IDToken1",
' "value": ""
' }
' ],
' "_id": 0
' },
' {
' "type": "PasswordCallback",
' "output": [
' {
' "name": "prompt",
' "value": "Password"
' }
' ],
' "input": [
' {
' "name": "IDToken2",
' "value": ""
' }
' ],
' "_id": 1
' }
' ]
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim v_type As String
Dim v_id As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim count_j As Long
Dim name As String
Dim value As String
Dim authId As String
authId = jResp.StringOf("authId")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("callbacks")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
v_type = jResp.StringOf("callbacks[i].type")
v_id = jResp.IntOf("callbacks[i]._id")
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("callbacks[i].output")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
name = jResp.StringOf("callbacks[i].output[j].name")
value = jResp.StringOf("callbacks[i].output[j].value")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("callbacks[i].input")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
name = jResp.StringOf("callbacks[i].input[j].name")
value = jResp.StringOf("callbacks[i].input[j].value")
j = j + 1
Loop
i = i + 1
Loop
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Accept-API-Version: resource=2.1, protocol=1.0"
https://<tenant-name>.forgeblocks.com/am/json/realms/root/realms/alpha/authenticate?authIndexType=service&authIndexValue=ResetPassword
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Step 1: Request \"ResetPassword\" Journey Callback",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
"const JSONResponse = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
"",
"// Did request have a callback?",
"if(JSONResponse.authId && JSONResponse.authId != \"\")",
"{",
" // Set `authId` variable",
" pm.globals.set(\"authId\", JSONResponse.authId);",
"}",
"",
"// Tests",
"",
"pm.test(\"Status code is 200.\", () => {",
" pm.expect(pm.response.code).to.eql(200);",
"});",
"",
"pm.test(\"Response contains tokenId or authId\", function () {",
" pm.expect(JSONResponse).to.have.any.keys('tokenId', 'authId');",
"});",
"",
"",
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"protocolProfileBehavior": {
"disableCookies": true
},
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Specifies that the `/json/authenticate` endpoint uses JSON format for requests.",
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"description": "Specifies the version of the `/json/authenticate` endpoint to use.",
"key": "Accept-API-Version",
"value": "resource=2.1, protocol=1.0"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{amUrl}}/json{{realm}}/authenticate?authIndexType=service&authIndexValue=ResetPassword",
"host": [
"{{amUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"json{{realm}}",
"authenticate"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "authIndexType",
"value": "service",
"description": "Allows the request to configure the service (for example, an authentication tree) to use for this request."
},
{
"key": "authIndexValue",
"value": "ResetPassword",
"description": "Specifies the name of the service to use for this request.\nOverride this value using the `amAuthenticationTree` Postman variable."
}
]
},
"description": "The first step is to make a POST call to the `/json/authenticate` endpoint, without providing any credentials, or cookies.\n\nThe ForgeRock Identity Cloud provides a *Reset Password* journey out-of-the-box, which is specified in this request.\n\nEach request that is part of the reset password journey uses the same `authId` value to track progress. Ensure the `authId` JWT is sent in each subsequent request, until a session token is issued."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Success. Callback generated by Username and Password collectors, together in a page node.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"description": "Specifies that the `/json/authenticate` endpoint uses JSON format for requests."
},
{
"key": "Accept-API-Version",
"value": "resource=2.0, protocol=1.0",
"description": "Specifies the version of the `/json/authenticate` endpoint to use."
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{amUrl}}/json{{realm}}/authenticate?authIndexType=service&authIndexValue={{loginJourney}}",
"host": [
"{{amUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"json{{realm}}",
"authenticate"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "authIndexType",
"value": "service",
"description": "Allows the request to configure the service (for example, an authentication tree) to use for this request."
},
{
"key": "authIndexValue",
"value": "{{loginJourney}}",
"description": "Specifies the name of the service to use for this request.\nOverride this value using the `amAuthenticationTree` Postman variable."
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "X-Frame-Options",
"value": "SAMEORIGIN"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "private"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
},
{
"key": "Content-API-Version",
"value": "resource=2.1"
},
{
"key": "Expires",
"value": "0"
},
{
"key": "Pragma",
"value": "no-cache"
},
{
"key": "Set-Cookie",
"value": "amlbcookie=01; Path=/; Domain=example.com; HttpOnly"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "2153"
},
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:01:51 GMT"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"authId\": \"eyJ0eXAizI1NiJ9...eyJTkNVS-36NdGPz0ldtTxs\",\n \"callbacks\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"NameCallback\",\n \"output\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"prompt\",\n \"value\": \"User Name\"\n }\n ],\n \"input\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"IDToken1\",\n \"value\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"_id\": 0\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"PasswordCallback\",\n \"output\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"prompt\",\n \"value\": \"Password\"\n }\n ],\n \"input\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"IDToken2\",\n \"value\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"_id\": 1\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
