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SQL Server / Salesforce Platform APIs / Client Credentials Flow

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    DECLARE @req int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpRequest" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpRequest', @req OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'grant_type', 'client_credentials'

    DECLARE @jsonParam2 int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonParam2 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonParam2, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'client_id', @sTmp0

    DECLARE @jsonParam3 int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonParam3 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonParam3, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'client_secret', @sTmp0

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PostUrlEncoded', @resp OUT, 'https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/token', @req
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam2
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam3
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody

    DECLARE @jResp int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam2
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam3
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp

    -- Sample JSON response:
    -- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    -- {
    --   "access_token": "<access_token>",
    --   "signature": "<signature>",
    --   "scope": "<scope list>",
    --   "instance_url": "https://<my_domain>",
    --   "id": "https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D.../005...",
    --   "token_type": "Bearer",
    --   "issued_at": "<timestamp>",
    --   "api_instance_url": "https://api.salesforce.com"
    -- }

    -- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

    DECLARE @access_token nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @access_token OUT, 'access_token'
    DECLARE @signature nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @signature OUT, 'signature'
    DECLARE @scope nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @scope OUT, 'scope'
    DECLARE @instance_url nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @instance_url OUT, 'instance_url'
    DECLARE @id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @id OUT, 'id'
    DECLARE @token_type nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @token_type OUT, 'token_type'
    DECLARE @issued_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @issued_at OUT, 'issued_at'
    DECLARE @api_instance_url nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @api_instance_url OUT, 'api_instance_url'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam2
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonParam3
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
	--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials'
	--data-urlencode 'client_id={{clientId}}'
	--data-urlencode 'client_secret={{clientSecret}}'
https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/token

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Client Credentials Flow",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "const jsonData = pm.response.json();",
          "",
          "if(!jsonData.error){",
          "    const id = jsonData.id.split('/');",
          "    const context = pm.environment.name ? pm.environment : pm.collectionVariables;",
          "    context.set(\"_accessToken\", jsonData.access_token);",
          "    context.set(\"_endpoint\", jsonData.instance_url);",
          "    context.set(\"_userId\", id.pop());",
          "    context.set(\"_orgId\", id.pop());",
          "}"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "disableCookies": true
  },
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "noauth"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "urlencoded",
      "urlencoded": [
        {
          "key": "grant_type",
          "value": "client_credentials",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "client_id",
          "value": "{{clientId}}",
          "type": "text"
        },
        {
          "key": "client_secret",
          "value": "{{clientSecret}}",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{url}}{{site}}/services/oauth2/token",
      "host": [
        "{{url}}{{site}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "oauth2",
        "token"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful Client Credentials Flow",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "urlencoded",
          "urlencoded": [
            {
              "key": "grant_type",
              "value": "client_credentials",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "client_id",
              "value": "{{clientId}}",
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "key": "client_secret",
              "value": "{{clientSecret}}",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{url}}{{site}}/services/oauth2/token",
          "host": [
            "{{url}}{{site}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "oauth2",
            "token"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:26:23 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Set-Cookie",
          "value": "CookieConsentPolicy=0:1; path=/; expires=Fri, 15-Nov-2024 15:26:23 GMT; Max-Age=31536000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Set-Cookie",
          "value": "LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy=0:1; path=/; expires=Fri, 15-Nov-2024 15:26:23 GMT; Max-Age=31536000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Set-Cookie",
          "value": "BrowserId=gGlhuoSUEe6Srxe0Wza6Uw; domain=.salesforce.com; path=/; expires=Fri, 15-Nov-2024 15:26:23 GMT; Max-Age=31536000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"access_token\": \"<access_token>\",\n    \"signature\": \"<signature>\",\n    \"scope\": \"<scope list>\",\n    \"instance_url\": \"https://<my_domain>\",\n    \"id\": \"https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D.../005...\",\n    \"token_type\": \"Bearer\",\n    \"issued_at\": \"<timestamp>\",\n    \"api_instance_url\": \"https://api.salesforce.com\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}