Android™

Get XOAUTH2 Access Token from Google OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server

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Obtains an OAUTH2 access token from the Google OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server. This is for Server to server applications using Google API's that need an access token. See https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2ServiceAccount Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // For a step-by-step guide for setting up your Google Workspace service account,
    // see Setup Google Workspace Account for Sending SMTP GMail from a Service Account
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Begin by loading your Google service account key (.p12)
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("c:/someDirectory/keys/chilkat25-cbd7b42afbd8.p12","notasecret");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The ISS is your service account email address ending in gserviceaccount.com.
    String iss = "chilkatsvc@chilkat25.iam.gserviceaccount.com";

    // The scope is always the following string:
    String scope = "https://mail.google.com/";

    // The sub is your company email address
    String oauth_sub = "bob@yourcompany.com";

    // The access token is valid for this number of seconds.
    int numSec = 3600;

    String accessToken = http.g_SvcOauthAccessToken(iss,scope,oauth_sub,numSec,cert);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }
    else {
        Log.i(TAG, "access token: " + accessToken);
        }

    // The access token allows us to send unlimited emails while it's valid. Once it expires, we must obtain and use a new one.

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}