Chilkat Online Tools

Swift / Salesforce Platform APIs / Username Password Login - Authorize

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

    let http = CkoHttp()
    var success: Bool

    let req = CkoHttpRequest()
    req.AddParam("response_type", value: "code_credentials")

    let jsonParam2 = CkoJsonObject()
    req.AddParam("client_id", value: jsonParam2.Emit())

    let jsonParam3 = CkoJsonObject()
    req.AddParam("redirect_uri", value: jsonParam3.Emit())

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

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/authorize", req: req)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.StatusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.BodyStr)")
    resp = nil

}

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": [
  ]
}