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Node.js / Commercetools / Obtain access token

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    http.BasicAuth = true;
    http.Login = "username";
    http.Password = "password";

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://domain.com/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials");
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.StatusCode);
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u 'username:password'
https://domain.com/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Obtain access token",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "exec": [
          "tests[\"Status code is 200\"] = responseCode.code === 200;",
          "var data = JSON.parse(responseBody);",
          "if(data.access_token){",
          "    pm.environment.set(\"ctp_access_token\", data.access_token);",
          "}",
          "if (data.scope) {",
          "    parts = data.scope.split(\" \");",
          "    parts = parts.filter(scope => scope.includes(\":\")).map(scope => scope.split(\":\"))",
          "    if (parts.length > 0) {",
          "        scopeParts = parts[0];",
          "        pm.environment.set(\"project-key\", scopeParts[1]);",
          "        parts = parts.filter(scope => scope.length >= 3)",
          "        if (parts.length > 0) {",
          "            scopeParts = parts[0];",
          "            pm.environment.set(\"store-key\", scopeParts[2]);",
          "        }",
          "    }",
          "}"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "basic",
      "basic": {
        "username": "{{client_id}}",
        "password": "{{client_secret}}"
      }
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": ""
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{auth_url}}/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials",
      "host": [
        "{{auth_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "oauth",
        "token"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "grant_type",
          "value": "client_credentials",
          "equals": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Use this request to obtain an access token for your commercetools platform project via Client Credentials Flow. As a prerequisite you must have filled out environment variables in Postman for projectKey, client_id and client_secret to use this."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}