B4X Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+

Facebook OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a Facebook OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

Dim oauth2 As ChilkatOAuth2
oauth2.Initialize("oauth2")

'  This should match the Site URL configured for your Facebook APP, such as "http://localhost:3017/"
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth"
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token"

'  Replace this with your actual App ID
oauth2.ClientId = "APP_ID"

'  Set the Scope to a comma-separated list of permissions the app wishes to request.
'  See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/ for a full list of permissions.
oauth2.Scope = "public_profile,user_friends,email,user_posts,user_likes,user_photos"

'  This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
'  See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
oauth2.CodeChallenge = True
oauth2.CodeChallengeMethod = "S256"

'  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
Dim url As String = oauth2.StartAuth
If oauth2.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("url = " & url)

'  Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
'  The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url)
If success = False Then
    Log(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
Dim numMsWaited As Int = 0
Do While (numMsWaited < 90000) And (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)
    oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
Loop

'  If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
'  
'  1: Waiting for Redirect – The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
'  2: Waiting for Final Response – The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
'  In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.

If oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3 Then
    oauth2.Cancel
    Log("No response from the browser!")
    Return
End If


'  Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
'  
'  3: Success – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
'  4: Access Denied – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
'  5: Failure – OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.

If oauth2.AuthFlowState = 5 Then
    Log("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
    Log(oauth2.FailureInfo)
    Return
End If


If oauth2.AuthFlowState = 4 Then
    Log("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
    Log(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
    Return
End If


If oauth2.AuthFlowState <> 3 Then
    Log("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" & oauth2.AuthFlowState)
    Return
End If


Log("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
Log("Access Token = " & oauth2.AccessToken)