Node.js

Test Salesforce OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to make a simple Salesforce REST API call to test a previously obtained access token. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example does the following:

    //  curl -X GET https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/userinfo \
    //       -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    //  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    //  This example assumes the OAuth2 access token was previously fetched 
    //  and saved to a file.  See Get SalesForce OAuth2 Access Token via Authorization Flow

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to load OAuth2 access token.");
        return;
    }

    //  Here's an example of the JSON:

    //  {
    //    "access_token": "00D41000....uLZBpT6",
    //    "refresh_token": "5Aep....25xdGgkrV",
    //    "signature": "cjTbSc5DvcKpaMoRTzuQTJLb1tcMw8LEO01flq4aMD4=",
    //    "scope": "refresh_token id",
    //    "instance_url": "https://d41000000f8a0eak-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com",
    //    "id": "https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D41000000F8A0EAK/005410000....xAAE",
    //    "token_type": "Bearer",
    //    "issued_at": "1738348388166"
    //  }

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.AuthToken = json.StringOf("access_token");

    //  We want to build the following URL:  https://<instance_id>.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/userinfo
    var sbUrl = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbUrl.Append(json.StringOf("instance_url"));
    sbUrl.Append("/services/oauth2/userinfo");

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Response status code = " + http.LastStatus);

    var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(jsonResponse.Emit());

    //  The expected JSON response is something like this:

    //  {
    //    "sub": "005xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    //    "name": "John Doe",
    //    "preferred_username": "johndoe@example.com",
    //    "email": "johndoe@example.com",
    //    "profile": "https://na85.salesforce.com/005xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    //  ...
    //  ...
    //  }

}

chilkatExample();