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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpRequest")
set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.AddParam "response_type","code_credentials"

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonParam2 = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
req.AddParam "client_id",jsonParam2.Emit()

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonParam3 = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
req.AddParam "redirect_uri",jsonParam3.Emit()

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

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://login.salesforce.com{{site}}/services/oauth2/authorize",req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

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": [
  ]
}