(Delphi ActiveX) USPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://developers.usps.com/api/81

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
access_token: WideString;
token_type: WideString;
issued_at: Integer;
expires_in: Integer;
status: WideString;
scope: WideString;
issuer: WideString;
client_id: WideString;
application_name: WideString;
api_products: WideString;
public_key: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
//   -d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
//   -d "client_id=123456789" \
//   -d "client_secret=A1B2C3D4E5" \
//   -d "scope=ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC"

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

req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);
req.AddParam('grant_type','client_credentials');
req.AddParam('client_id','123456789');
req.AddParam('client_secret','A1B2C3D4E5');
req.AddParam('scope','ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC');

req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
req.ContentType := 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpReq('https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token',req.ControlInterface,resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);

jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "access_token": "eyJraWQiOiIxMDEwMTAiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIiLCJhdWQiOiJhZGRyZXNzZXMgaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1wcmljZXMgc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyBwYXltZW50cyBwaWNrdXAgdHJhY2tpbmcgbGFiZWxzIHNjYW4tZm9ybXMgY29tcGFuaWVzIHNlcnZpY2UtZGVsaXZlcnktc3RhbmRhcmRzIGxvY2F0aW9ucyBpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWxhYmVscyBwcmljZXMiLCJhenAiOiJoeXI3YjN2Q1J0cFl0QUhNMWE4Y2RVcmt5eUZtTmtiZyIsIm9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbl9pZCI6IjAiLCJpc3MiOiJ1cm46XC9cL2FwaS51c3BzLmNvbSIsImV4cCI6MTY4MDkxNzc4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjgwODg4OTg2LCJqdGkiOiI3YjU5MzJlMS05NjIxLTQzZDAtYTMyNy0xMzIxYWVjNzJjZGYifQ.QzrUxlT2rG4jvYbMDGnk23j8ZYfHJcdXPKR9CbSmcKeVpURaHhEMpPB6K4x5ut3xxeEGSzeE5VRz8vixI4iqyHsD8rSdkLTPHy0iovUHOZQBAJVQ6hii9jpLhxUXmiTtH3jKzSj_f2fuNmZbIGhf-CR2FBeWF-aBPzEDEMV95nkCUMfW_Z2BmkbraSfvQZxkCO-cLrMAwlYcrzUtaJ7vnazeQB4sep5BBHBEvsa4kfq6_tz6BAKgv3R7cI2NkSv-wgy_IGoTjVCMTS8mJHGs_t8cWCO8-z4lxW1tUwIBKOCUDpmEEnGgiG6Sl0C_gGl4bZ5cDSl4IgPpcOVi9jZ7LA",
//   "token_type": "Bearer",
//   "issued_at": 1680888985929,
//   "expires_in": 28799,
//   "status": "approved",
//   "scope": "addresses international-prices subscriptions payments pickup tracking labels scan-forms companies service-delivery-standards locations international-labels prices",
//   "issuer": "api.usps.com",
//   "client_id": "hyr7b3vCRtpYtAHM1a8cdUrkyyFmNkbg",
//   "application_name": "Silver Shipper Developer",
//   "api_products": "[Shipping-Silver]",
//   "public_key": "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0KTUlJQklqQU5CZ2txaGtpRzl3MEJBUUVGQUFPQ0FROEFNSUlCQ2dLQ0FRRUF4QWxwZjNSNEE1S0lwZnhJVWk1bgpMTFByZjZVZTV3MktzeGxSVzE1UWV0UzBjWGVxaW9OT2hXbDNaaVhEWEdKT3ZuK3RoY0NWVVQ3WC9JZWYvTENZCkhUWk1kYUJOdW55VHEwT2RNZmVkUU8zYUNKZmwvUnJPTHYyaG9TRDR4U1YxRzFuTTc1RTlRYitFZ1p0cmFEUXoKNW42SXRpMUMzOHFGMjU5NVRHUWVUemx3Wk1LQng1VTY2bGwzNzlkZ2plTUJxS3ppVHZHWEpOdVg5ZzRrRlBIaApTLzNERm9FNkVFSW8zUHExeDlXTnRaSm93VkRwQUVZZTQ3SU1UdXJDN2NGcXp2d3M1b1BDRHQ4c083N2lUdDN0Cm1vK3NrM2ExWnZSaGs2WUQ3Zkt1UldQVzFEYUM4dC9pazlnWnhqQndYNlZsSUhDRzRZSHlYejZteWdGV09jMmEKOVFJREFRQUIKLS0tLS1FTkQgUFVCTElDIEtFWS0tLS0t"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

access_token := jResp.StringOf('access_token');
token_type := jResp.StringOf('token_type');
issued_at := jResp.IntOf('issued_at');
expires_in := jResp.IntOf('expires_in');
status := jResp.StringOf('status');
scope := jResp.StringOf('scope');
issuer := jResp.StringOf('issuer');
client_id := jResp.StringOf('client_id');
application_name := jResp.StringOf('application_name');
api_products := jResp.StringOf('api_products');
public_key := jResp.StringOf('public_key');
end;